HOBGOOD v. STATE

No. CR77-60.

562 S.W.2d 41 (1978)

Roger Dale HOBGOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Compton & Prewett by Robert C. Compton and Floyd M. Thomas, Jr., El Dorado, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Joyce Williams Warren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

Appellant Roger Dale Hobgood was charged with capital felony murder, kidnapping and burglary. The charges arose out of an incident on or about June 28, 1976, when appellant broke into the home of Bernice Thomas after using a rifle to run off the chief of police and the mayor. While in the home he killed Bernice Thomas and held captive his estranged wife, Brenda Hobgood, Shane Hobgood and Leanne Thomas. At the trial which started at the beginning of...

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