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CHRONISTER v. STATE

No. CR78-156.

580 S.W.2d 676 (1979)

O. J. CHRONISTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Harmon, Russell Reinmiller, North Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Ray E. Hartenstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

BYRD, Justice.

Appellant 0. J. Chronister was found guilty by a jury of criminal solicitation in violation of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-705 (Repl. 1977) and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. We reverse because of the action of the trial court in permitting the prosecuting attorney to testify during closing argument of appellant's counsel.

The record shows that the two key witnesses for the State were Virginia Gill and Galen Hutcheson. Their testimony, stated...

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