COOK v. STATE

No. 5466.

451 S.W.2d 473 (1970)

Jimmy Don COOK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardin, Barton, Jesson & Dawson, Ft. Smith, for appellant.

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


JONES, Justice.

Jimmy Don Cook was tried before a jury and convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the Sebastian County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to serve not less than two years nor more than six years in the Arkansas Penitentiary. He has appealed to this court and has designated the points he relies on for reversal, as follows:

"The evidence is circumstantial in nature and wholly insufficient to support the jury verdict. The court erred in...

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