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MACKOOL v. STATE

No. CR 05-609.

231 S.W.3d 676 (2006)

Michael Raymond MACKOOL, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arkansas Public Defender Commission, by: Janice Vaughn, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Karen Virginia Wallace, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

On September 12, 2003, Janie Ballard was stabbed to death in her home. Subsequently, Ms. Ballard's daughter, Leslie MacKool, and her husband, appellant Mike MacKool, were charged with the crime. Leslie and Mike were tried separately; at both trials, Leslie admitted to killing her mother, but alleged that she was forced to do so by Mike.1 At his trial, Mike was convicted of first-degree murder and theft of property...

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