GILCHRIST v. STATE

No. 5212.

409 S.W.2d 329 (1966)

Johnnie GILCHRIST, Appellant, v. The STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Robinson, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., Fletcher Jackson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


AMSLER, Justice.

Appellant, Johnnie Gilchrist, was tried in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, on a charge of murder in the first degree and convicted of murder in the second degree. The jury fixed his punishment at 21 years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. Motion for a new trial was overruled and appeal was perfected in due time. The only point relied on is that "The court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the lesser offense of manslaughter."

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