WISER v. STATE

No. 5533.

459 S.W.2d 58 (1970)

James WISER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Paul Jackson, Berryville, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Milton Lueken, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Appellant James Wiser was convicted of first degree murder and the jury verdict carried the death penalty. He was alleged to have fatally shot a fourteen year old child who interrupted Wiser's attempt to ravish the child's mother. On appeal it is contended that the trial court erred in refusing to permit appellant to withdraw his plea of guilty. It is also asserted that the court declared a mistrial when the jury reported being unable to reach a unanimous...

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