TURNER v. STATE

No. 4788.

275 S.W.2d 24 (1955)

M. L. TURNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. I. Purifoy, Otis Linebarier, Camden, Hendrix Rowell, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

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


ROBINSON, Justice.

Appellant M. L. Turner was convicted of murder in the first degree, the verdict returned by the jury carrying with it the death penalty.

The evidence supports a finding of facts as follows: Appellant was divorced by his wife, Mrs. Bertie Turner, in October, 1951. On Labor Day, 1953, Mrs. Turner was introduced to Lloyd R. Squire, a widower employed by the Kansas City Southern Railroad in the public relations department. He lived in Little...

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