TUCKER v. STATE

No. CR76-27.

549 S.W.2d 285 (1977)

William Goodwin TUCKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollard, Cavaneau & Hatfield, Searcy, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen. by Jackson Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


EDWARD P. JONES, Special Justice.

William Goodwin Tucker (also known as Billy) age sixteen was convicted of killing his mother and sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment for second degree murder. His appeal contends that a confession and subsequent admission made by him were not voluntarily obtained.

The evidence indicates that a few minutes after 12:00 a. m. on April 3, 1975 Billy Tucker walked approximately three blocks from a friend's home in Judsonia...

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