Alexander v. State

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Percy Alexander, appellant herein, was charged with murder in the first degree, it being alleged that he murdered John Bradley by shooting him with a .22 caliber revolver. On trial, the jury found Alexander guilty and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. From the judgment entered in accordance with the verdict, appellant brings this appeal. It is first asserted that the trial court erred in its refusal to instruct the jury on the offense of manslaughter, and next asserted that the verdict is contrary to the law and…