HARRIS v. STATE

No. CR 81-15.

620 S.W.2d 289 (1981)

Elisha Thomas HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alvin Schay, State Appellate Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Arnold M. Jochums, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

Elisha Thomas Harris was found guilty of attempt to commit capital murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of the offense. The convictions were for the wounding of a state trooper, Bill Breshears, at Altus, Arkansas, on January 1, 1980. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury found Harris to be an habitual offender and sentenced him to life in prison with a fine of $15,000.00.

On appeal Harris raises only two issues, both of which...

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