JONES v. STATE

No. 4922.

320 S.W.2d 645 (1959)

Hiram "Jimmie" JONES, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam L. Anderson and Earl J. Lane, Hot Springs, for appellant.

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


McFADDIN, Justice.

Two issues are presented on this appeal: one is the plea of former jeopardy; and the other is the appealability of the judgment refusing to discharge the accused.

Information was duly filed, charging the appellant, Hiram "Jimmie" Jones, Jr., with the crime of first degree murder for the homicide of George Stockton, Jr. The trial commenced in the Circuit Court on October 7, 1957; eleven jurors were selected that day; on October 8th the jury...

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