ADKISSON, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Willie Lee Penelton, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. On appeal, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.
Appellant and his girlfriend were walking along Highway 70 near Hicks Station, St. Francis County, shortly after noon on March 17, 1981. The murder victim, who was driving a dump truck, picked them up. They stopped shortly thereafter at a grocery store, where appellant...
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