RODERICK v. STATE

No. CR 85-86.

705 S.W.2d 433 (1986)

288 Ark. 360

Jim Duke RODERICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad J. Beavers and W. Frank Morledge, Forrest City, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Joel O. Huggins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HAYS, Justice.

On the evening of Friday, August 12, 1983, the nude body of Linda Cruce was found in a rural area of St. Francis County. The sheriff's office began an investigation, obtaining information that the appellant, Jim Duke Roderick, had been seen with Linda Cruce several times leading up to the discovery of the body.

On Monday evening, August 15, having heard the sheriff wanted to talk to him, Roderick came to the sheriff's office at about 7:00 o...

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