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YOUNG v. STATE

No. CR 93-181.

871 S.W.2d 373 (1994)

316 Ark. 225

John Floyd YOUNG, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Smith, Benton, for appellant.

Kent G. Holt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

CORBIN, Justice.

Appellant, John Floyd Young, appeals a judgment of the Saline Circuit Court convicting him of the capital murder of Raymond Jacobs and sentencing him to life in prison without parole. He asserts nine points for reversal of the judgment. We find merit to the arguments concerning the luminol evidence and the testimony of Larry McGuire; therefore we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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