BREWER v. STATE

No. 5534.

470 S.W.2d 581 (1971)

Leotis BREWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Johnson, Hamburg, for appellant.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., James A. Neal, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

Leotis Brewer was convicted of second degree murder in the Ashley County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary. He has appealed to this court and relies on the following points for reversal:

"The trial court erred in overruling appellant's motion for a directed verdict as to the charge of murder in the first degree, and in instructing the jury as to said charge over appellant...

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