DIXON v. STATE

No. 4887.

307 S.W.2d 792 (1957)

Eugene "Red" DIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 16, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney J. Reid, Sheridan, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen, Ben J. Harrison, Asst. Atty. Gen, for appellee.


ROBINSON, Justice.

Appellant, Eugene "Red" Dixon, age 23, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to twenty-one years in the penitentiary for killing his uncle, Otis Jones, by shooting him with a 30-30 rifle. The killing was admitted and self-defense asserted as justification. There is no contention that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict. In fact, the evidence would...

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