ROBERTS v. STATE

No. CR83-12.

648 S.W.2d 44 (1983)

278 Ark. 550

Robert Ira ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones & Petty, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

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


ADKISSON, Chief Justice.

On July 21, 1982, appellant, Robert Ira Roberts, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and fined $15,000. The Court of Appeals certified this case to us under Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 29(4)(a). The primary question involved in this appeal is whether a party can impeach his own witness by the use of a prior inconsistent hearsay statement under Rule 607, Uniform Rules of Evidence, Ark.Stat.Ann. §...

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