Bryant Smith v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Smith’s convictions and aggregate sentence of life imprisonment without parole. It held that substantial evidence supported the convictions under accomplice-liability principles, that the firearm evidence and flight instruction were properly admitted or given, and that Smith’s remaining claims were either meritless or unpreserved. The court also upheld mandatory life sentences for the noncapital Class Y felonies and found no sentencing-order error.