SPOHN v. STATE

No. CR 92-500.

837 S.W.2d 873 (1992)

310 Ark. 500

Larry SPOHN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Becker, Public Defender, Terri Harris, Deputy Public Defender, Hot Springs, for appellant.

Didi Sailings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

The appellant, Larry Spohn, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to forty years in prison. He argues on appeal that the circuit court erred in two respects. First, his expert witness was foreclosed from testifying about the effect of blackouts resulting from alcoholism on specific intent to commit murder, and, secondly, the court allowed the prosecutor to interrogate Spohn about a past bad act on cross-examination. The appellant's arguments...

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