CRAMER v. STATE

No. 4655.

238 S.W.2d 482 (1951)

CRAMER v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Sheffield, Helena, for appellant.

Ike Murry, Atty. Gen, R. Ben Allen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Josh Cramer appeals from a judgment sentencing him to fifteen years' imprisonment for having murdered Harold Hurt, the husband of Cramer's stepdaughter. The only issue presented to us is whether there is evidence to support the jury's finding that Cramer is guilty of murder in the second degree. We find the testimony amply sufficient.

Cramer admits that he killed Hurt with a shotgun on April 8, 1950, but contends that he acted in...

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