ALFORD v. STATE

No. 4760.

266 S.W.2d 804 (1954)

ALFORD v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied and Dissenting Opinion Filed April 26, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiley A. Branton, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

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


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of rape and was sentenced to death. In our opinion there are two errors in the record which entitle the appellant to a new trial.

Although it is contended that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict we find this contention to be without merit. The prosecutrix, Mrs. Morman, testified that shortly after midnight on May 26, 1953, Alford entered the isolated railroad building in `which she was...

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