WALKER v. STATE

No. 4903.

317 S.W.2d 823 (1958)

Thomas WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Skillman & Fitzhugh, West Memphis, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., and Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Thomas Walker, was charged by Information with the crime of First Degree Murder. The case went to trial and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing Walker's punishment at death in the electric chair. The cause is here on appeal. Appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction, and that a verdict of acquittal should have been directed by the court.

On March 9, 1957, around 9:30 p. m., a...

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