DueProcess
Does the State of Arkansas's strict interpretation and enforcement of a procedural rule which requires criminal defendants to identify the specific flaws in the prosecution's case in order to make an effective motion for directed verdict of acquittal or dismissal, and also to make and renew such motion at specific points in time during the trial in order to preserve the motion for appellate review, violate the U.S. Constitution?
Question Presented Does the State of Arkansas’s strict interpretation and enforcement of a procedural rule which requires criminal defendants to identify the specific flaws in the prosecution’s case in order to make an effective motion for directed verdict of acquittal or dismissal, and also to make and renew such motion at specific points in time during the trial in order to preserve the motion for appellate review, violate the U.S. Constitution? i