RASMUSSEN v. STATE

No. CR 82-78.

641 S.W.2d 699 (1982)

277 Ark. 238

Paula Curlin RASMUSSEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lessenberry & Carpenter, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by William C. Mann, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

A jury found Paula Rasmussen guilty of the first degree murder of her boyfriend, Clarence Corley, and sentenced her to life in prison. Rasmussen's arguments on appeal concern the trial judge's admission and exclusion of evidence. We find that he did not abuse his discretion and affirm the conviction.

Rasmussen and Corley lived and worked together in North Little Rock. On their way home from work on April 10, 1981, they began to argue about...

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