HEAD v. STATE

No. 4700.

252 S.W.2d 617 (1952)

HEAD v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 17, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Edwardes, Texarkana, for appellant.

Ike Murry, Atty. Gen, Dowell Anders, Asst. Atty. Gen, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant was convicted below of assault with intent to kill and was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years. The evidence showed that the accused, in the course of an unprovoked attack upon Boyd Handsbro, a complete stranger, inflicted seven separate knife wounds.

For reversal it is argued that the accused was prejudiced by improper closing argument on the part of the prosecuting attorney. The record discloses that during this...

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