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WHITTEN v. STATE

No. 4744.

261 S.W.2d 1 (1953)

WHITTEN v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 5, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cole & Epperson and W. H. McClellan, Malvern, for appellant.

Tom Gentry, Atty. Gen., Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Doyle N. Whitten, charged with the murder of Johnny Elmore, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for two years.

The homicide occurred soon after midnight on the morning of September 21, 1952. Whitten and his wife had been separated for some time; Mrs Whitten was living at the home of her father. The State's proof showed that Whitten, having learned that his wife was out with another man, drove...

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