FUTCH v. STATE

No. CR 85-155.

705 S.W.2d 11 (1986)

288 Ark. 323

Robert D. FUTCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry & Mooney by Wayne Mooney, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Charles R. Lucus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

Robert Futch shot and killed his former wife, Bonnie Futch, at her mobile home in Poinsett County, Arkansas. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Futch argues that statements he made to police officers before he was warned of his rights should have been excluded and that the state should not have been allowed to impeach his testimony with a prior statement. We find no prejudicial error and affirm.

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