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BELL v. STATE

No. 4763.

265 S.W.2d 709 (1954)

BELL v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 15, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Sharpe, Forrest City, for appellant.

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

McFADDIN, Justice.

The appellant, Leodis Bell, was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment; and he prosecutes this appeal.

We have carefully studied the record and find no error except the one unfortunate incident involving a communication between the Trial Judge and the jury; and that incident necessitates a reversal. After the evidence had been concluded, the instructions...

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