NELSON v. STATE

No. CR 74-26.

513 S.W.2d 496 (1974)

Bill C. NELSON, II, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Sexton, Jr., by Jim D. Spears, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by O. H. Hargraves, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

Bill C. Nelson, II was convicted of slaying his wife, Virginia S. Nelson, the jury giving him life imprisonment for first degree murder. From such conviction, appellant brings this appeal. For reversal, six points are asserted, which we proceed to discuss, though not in the order set out by appellant.

It is contended that the court erred in overruling appellant's motion for a directed verdict as to the charge of first degree murder because...

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