COLLINS v. STATE

No. CR 82-43.

632 S.W.2d 418 (1982)

Barbara COLLINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Barker, Hamburg, and Robert F. Morehead, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

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


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Barbara Collins was charged with first-degree murder, found guilty of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Apart from objections to an autopsy report, which we find to be without merit, the only argument for reversal is that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance on the day of trial. That contention must be sustained.

We recognize at the outset our familiar rules that the...

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