Stacy Anthony Mitchell v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Mitchell’s convictions and sentence, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by denying his late request to substitute appointed counsel and that substantial evidence supported his first-degree-battery conviction. The court concluded that Mitchell remained indigent, was not entitled to choose appointed counsel, and that the timing and potential disruption of substitution justified denial. It also held that testimony and medical evidence established use of a knife and a serious physical injury.