CLARK v. STATE

No. CR 74-17.

509 S.W.2d 812 (1974)

Lois CLARK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Sexton, Jr., Fort Smith, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by Alston Jennings, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

Appellant was charged with first degree murder and a jury convicted her of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of her husband as the result of a domestic fight. The jury imposed a seven year sentence. For reversal appellant contends that a mistrial should have been granted due to prejudicial statements of the prosecutor in his opening statement, the pertinent part of which reads:

* * * If you notice, I'm here by myself, and this vacant...

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