Supreme Court of Arkansas

Morgan Weatherford v. State of Arkansas

April 17, 20252025 Ark. 44

Summary

The court remanded the case to the circuit court to settle and supplement the record because the audio recording of the appellant's complete September 4 custodial interview was missing. The recording was essential to review challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and the admissibility of the appellant's statements, and the court could not conduct the required review of a life-imprisonment case without a complete record.