HARRIS v. STATE

No. 5120.

384 S.W.2d 477 (1964)

Frank HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 7, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bon McCourtney & Associates, by H. M. Ellis and Claude B. Brinton, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Richard B. Adkisson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

On the night of December 20, 1963, the home of Leonard Dever was destroyed by fire. The bodies of Leonard Dever, his wife, and four of their children were found in the ruins. Two other children escaped. The appellant, Frank Harris, was subsequently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Leonard Dever. That case is not before us. In the case at bar the appellant was charged by an information with the joint crimes of the murders...

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