MARTIN v. STATE

No. CR 76-201.

547 S.W.2d 81 (1977)

Franklin D. MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Hall, Public Defender, by Robert W. Govar, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by Frederic L. Frawley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


ROY, Justice.

Appellant Franklin D. Martin was convicted of first degree battery in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1601(1)(c) (Criminal Code 1976), the illegal act being that of shooting a person in the face with a .38 caliber revolver. The sentence imposed was ten years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.

The pertinent statute defines first degree battery as follows:

(1) A person commits battery in the first degree if: (c) he causes...

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