DONOVAN v. STATE

No. CA CR 88-93.

764 S.W.2d 47 (1989)

26 Ark.App. 224

Christopher DONOVAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division I.

January 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Blatt, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


MAYFIELD, Judge.

Appellant, Christopher Donovan, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve nine years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

The record shows that on the afternoon of Saturday, May 2, 1987, appellant and Karla Denise Davis, a woman with whom he lived, went to a gathering of friends where they drank beer, played pool, and rode horses. Late in the afternoon, Chris and Karla went home.

Appellant testified that he wanted to...

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