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CANNON v. STATE

No. CR 85-20.

690 S.W.2d 725 (1985)

286 Ark. 242

Vernon Lee CANNON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender by Carolyn P. Baker, Little Rock, for appellant.

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

NEWBERN, Justice.

The appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without parole upon conviction of capital felony murder. The felony was arson. He was accused of setting fire to the home of Beatrice Boykin and causing the deaths of two of Mrs. Boykin's children. Our jurisdiction is based on Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Rule 29.1.b.

Three points of appeal are raised. First, the appellant contends...

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