Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jonathan Ryan Hill v. State of Arkansas

May 31, 2018546 S.W.3d 483

Summary

The court affirmed Hill's convictions and life sentence for aggravated residential burglary. It held that the victim's testimony provided substantial evidence of unlawful entry or remaining, possession of a deadly weapon, and attempted serious physical injury; that proposed character evidence about the victim was inadmissible; that text messages and related lay-opinion testimony were properly admitted; and that any error in limiting impeachment was nonprejudicial because the substance of the alleged inconsistency reached the jury.