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HAYS v. STATE

No. 4941.

324 S.W.2d 520 (1959)

Arthur HAYS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 1, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Hyatt, Jr. and Omar F. Greene, Osceola, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., By: Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

McFADDIN, Justice.

Appellant, Arthur Hays, was convicted of first-degree murder for the homicide of Justus Edrington, and sentenced to death. This appeal ensued. The motion for new trial contains three assignments; and we also consider every objection in the transcript, as is the rule in capital cases. Smith v. State, 205 Ark. 1075, 172 S.W.2d 248, 249. We group and discuss all the assignments and objections in suitable topic headings.

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