Green v. State, 471 S.W.3d 200

The appellant Green was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in Mississippi County Circuit Court after a December 2014 trial.
The State charged Green as a habitual offender with capital murder and possession of a firearm; the possession charge was nol prossed.
The July 7, 2013 homicide occurred at 524 East Cherry Street, Blytheville; officers found the victim, Daniel Goodwin Jr., with a plastic bag over his head and blankets over him.
Witness Manual Jones observed Green around the residence, heard a gunshot, and saw Green exit the bedroom with a gun before Green left the scene.
The State sought to introduce State's Exhibit No. 9, a crime-scene photo; Green objected under Arkansas Rule of Evidence 403.
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence, citing Rule 4-3(i) review and finding no prejudicial error in the photograph’s admission.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Admissibility of State's Exhibit No. 9 under Rule 403	Green argues Exhibit 9 is unduly gruesome and prejudicial	State contends the photograph is probative and not unduly prejudicial	No abuse; photograph properly admitted; probative value outweighed prejudice

Evans v. State, 464 S.W.3d 916 (Ark. 2015) (photographs admissible to explain testimony if probative)
Camargo v. State, 940 S.W.2d 464 (Ark. 1997) (courts weigh probative value against unfair prejudice for gruesome photos)