HURST v. STATE

No. CR 88-63.

757 S.W.2d 558 (1988)

296 Ark. 448

James Edward HURST, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. O'Hern, Little Rock, for appellant.

Olan Reeves Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

James Edward Hurst was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He shot his father four times with a .22 pistol at his father's mobile home in southwest Little Rock. Hurst was present when police arrived on the scene. He stated that two men had entered the trailer, fired shots and left in a Camaro. The next day when police questioned him further, he broke down and confessed to killing his father.

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