PATRICK v. STATE

No. 5389.

436 S.W.2d 275 (1969)

Russell PATRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark, Clark & Clark, Conway, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Don Langston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, charged with the murder of J. F. Wilson, appeals from a verdict and judgment finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentencing him to two years imprisonment. He argues several points for reversal.

It is first insisted that the court should not have submitted the issue of voluntary manslaughter to the jury, because even if it be assumed that Patrick shot Wilson, there is no proof that he acted upon a sudden...

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