Washington v. State

Minor W. Millwee, Associate Justice.

E. W. Lee resides in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where he has been employed at the shops of the Missouri Pacific Lines for 40 years. On December 9, 1955, approximately $6,200 in currency was stolen from Lee’s home on Locust Street. The money was kept in a small locked container in a closet which was also locked and represented savings by Lee and his former wife since 1929.

On or about December 30, 1955, the father of appellant reported to Little Rock detectives that he had information that appellant had been spending “some extra money” and had been seen…