PERRY v. STATE

No. CR 83-37.

655 S.W.2d 380 (1983)

280 Ark. 36

William Walter PERRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender by Richard E. Holiman and Deborah R. Sallings, Deputy Public Defenders, Little Rock, for appellant.

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


HICKMAN, Justice.

The appellant, William Walter Perry, was convicted of the first degree murder of his wife and sentenced to life in prison. The sole question presented by his appeal is whether inculpatory statements Perry made to his minister were confidential and, therefore, privileged. We hold that Perry waived his right to any privilege and affirm the trial court.

Lynn Perry, the appellant's wife, was shot through the head on June 9, 1982. At approximately...

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