ABERNATHY v. STATE

No. CR 82-121.

644 S.W.2d 590 (1983)

278 Ark. 250

Roosevelt ABERNATHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender and Howard Koopman, Chief Deputy Public Defender by Deborah R. Sallings, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HAYS, Justice.

The appellant was charged with the capital felony murder of Sue Bradley, who had earlier charged him with rape. He allegedly broke into the victim's home and shot her twice in the head as she slept. On June 16, 1982, a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to life without parole. Appellant raises four points for reversal, none of which have merit.

Appellant first argues the merger doctrine as applied...

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