Jarell Davis Terry v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Terry’s convictions for first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and theft of property. It held that substantial evidence supported the convictions, including evidence that Terry participated in an armed taking during which the victim was killed, and that Terry’s juror-misconduct claim was unpreserved and unsupported by proof of prejudice. The court also held that although the circuit court failed to comply with the statutory procedure for responding to jury questions in open court, the State rebutted the resulting presumption of prejudice because counsel knew of and agreed to the responses.