WARD v. STATE

No. 5073.

370 S.W.2d 425 (1963)

William D. (Bill) WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 16, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Ward, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Russell J. Wools, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


WARD, Justice.

Appellant, William D. Ward, was sentenced to a term of three years in the state penitentiary for the crime of fondling a male child under the age of 14 years in violation of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1128 (Supp. 1961). On appeal appellant contends the case should be reversed because of three alleged errors. One, the jury was invited to let the court fix the punishment. Two, the argument of the...

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