Donald D. Dickey, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the convictions for first-degree murder and arson. It held that the sufficiency challenges were waived because the defendant did not renew his directed-verdict motion after the State's rebuttal testimony, and it rejected his evidentiary and Confrontation Clause challenges to testimony about the victim's fear and prior abuse. The court concluded that the victim's statements were admissible under the hearsay exception for then-existing mental condition and were nontestimonial.