Zachary L. Atwood v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Atwood's capital-murder conviction and life sentence, holding that substantial evidence supported the jury's finding that he knowingly caused the infant's death under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life. It also held that evidence of Atwood's violence toward family members and his argument with the victim's mother was independently relevant to intent and absence of mistake or accident, while concluding that several Rule 403 arguments were unpreserved. Finally, the court upheld the restriction on cross-examination concerning the mother's alleged prior inconsistent statement because she had not been questioned about what she told the detective.