GRUZEN v. STATE

No. CR77-111.

591 S.W.2d 342 (1979)

John Elliott GRUZEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lessenberry & Carpenter, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Dennis R. Molock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

John Elliott Gruzen was convicted of the capital felony murder of Dana Diane Mize. The jury fixed his sentence at life imprisonment without parole. He has chosen to argue four points for reversal. We will first consider those and later examine other objections to determine whether there was prejudicial error in his trial.

Gruzen pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the charge that, on April 13, 1976, he had committed...

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