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STATE v. SCOTT

No. CR 84-198.

710 S.W.2d 212 (1986)

289 Ark. 234

STATE of Arkansas, Appellant, v. Scotty SCOTT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John Wesley Hall, Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.

HERBERT C. RULE III, Special Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by the State of Arkansas under Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure 36.10(c) to review the decision of the trial court granting a new trial to Scotty Scott ("Scott") based on newly discovered evidence. We affirm the grant of a new trial.

Scott was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated robbery in the death of Betty Thornton on November 6, 1981. While that judgment was on appeal...

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