METCALF v. STATE

No. CR 84-87.

681 S.W.2d 344 (1984)

284 Ark. 223

James Theral METCALF, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kennard K. Helton, Dardanelle, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Velda P. West, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

On March 23, 1983, at 6:55 a.m., the Plainview fire department was called to a fire at Horn's grocery, which was also the residence of Samuel, Mabel, and John Horn. At the scene the firemen learned that the three Horns were still inside the burning building. In extinguishing the fire the firemen found the bodies of the three Horns, all of whom had died not from the fire but from having their heads battered and their throats cut. It later...

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