KENNEDY v. STATE

No. CR 73-88.

499 S.W.2d 842 (1973)

Virginia Louise KENNEDY, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pickens, Boyce, McLarty & Watson by James A. McLarty, Newport, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by James W. Atkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

Virginia Louise Kennedy was charged with first degree murder in the killing of George Henry Duty. She was convicted at a jury trial for voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary. She contends on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a statement she made during interrogation by police officers because she was physically and mentally unable to comprehend her constitutional rights as given to her by Lieutenant...

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