WALKER v. STATE

No. 5470.

451 S.W.2d 727 (1970)

Maggie WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harkness, Friedman & Kusin, Texarkana, for appellant.

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


BYRD, Justice.

A jury found appellant Maggie Walker guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixed her punishment at five years in the penitentiary. For reversal of the judgment upon the verdict, appellant argues that the trial court erred in not dismissing the charges against her because her actions were in self-defense and for her own protection. We find no merit in appellant's argument.

The record shows that H. D. Hughes, the ex-husband of Mary Hughes, was...

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