Tyler Edward Tait v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Tait’s second-degree-murder conviction, holding that substantial evidence supported the verdict, that the circuit court properly instructed the jury on second-degree murder, and that the instruction was not unconstitutionally vague. It also upheld the denial of Tait’s motion for a new trial because the circuit court reasonably found that juror misconduct had not been established. The court vacated the court of appeals’ opinion after granting review.