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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. CR 80-145.

606 S.W.2d 752 (1980)

Henry Clayborne JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alvin Schay, State Appellate Public Defender by Linda Faulkner Boone, Deputy Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by James F. Dowden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

MAYS, Justice.

Appellant was charged and convicted of second degree murder under Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1503(1)(b) (Repl.1977), in that he "knowingly" caused the death of another person under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life. He brings this appeal contending that there was no substantial evidence to support a jury's finding that he "knowingly" caused a death. We agree and, accordingly, reverse.

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