Willie Noble, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Noble’s convictions for first-degree felony murder, terroristic acts, and firearm enhancements, holding that substantial evidence supported both the required property-damage intent and the conclusion that the death occurred in the course of and in furtherance of the terroristic acts. The court distinguished situations in which the underlying felony is merely a means of committing murder, concluding that Noble had an independent objective to commit the terroristic acts. Justice Hart, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would have reversed the felony-murder conviction because the shooting did not facilitate the underlying felony, while agreeing that the terroristic-act convictions should stand.