STEELE v. STATE

No. CR 83-78.

655 S.W.2d 381 (1983)

280 Ark. 51

Gerald Wayne STEELE, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of W.B. Putman by W.B. Putman and E.E. Maglothin, Jr., Fayetteville, for appellant.

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


PURTLE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to ten years in prison. During the jury trial appellant sought to cross examine a witness for the state about an alleged prior felony conviction. The trial court refused to allow the defense to ask about the alleged conviction because it had been expunged by the sentencing court. Appellant argues that the refusal to allow cross examination about...

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