MAXWELL v. STATE

No. 4636.

232 S.W.2d 982 (1950)

MAXWELL v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Harold Flowers and L. Clifford Davis, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Ike Murry, Atty. Gen., Robert Downie, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


GRIFFIN SMITH, Chief Justice.

This is the second appeal from a death sentence for rape. We formerly reversed because insufficient time was given the accused to prepare his defense, but held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the judgment. Maxwell v. State, 216 Ark. 393, 225 S.W.2d 687.

On retrial the defendant moved for a change of venue, alleging local prejudice. Witnesses in support of the motion were not informed...

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