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KNAPPENBERGER v. STATE

No. CR 83-7.

647 S.W.2d 417 (1983)

278 Ark. 382

Cecil KNAPPENBERGER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard & Howard by William B. Howard, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HOLT, Justice.

The appellant was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Wiley Johnson, Jr. A jury convicted him of manslaughter [Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1504 (Repl.1977)] and fixed his punishment at ten years imprisonment. He was incarcerated and later released on bail pending this appeal. In a pretrial confession the appellant admitted shooting Johnson but contended that he had done so in self-defense and had only intended to injure Johnson sufficiently...

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