Parnell v. State

Appellant, Hubert Parnell, shot and killed Harry Henderson, the town marshal of Bradford, Arkansas, on October 5, 1943. He was indicted for murder in the first degree, found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree and his punishment fixed at a term of twenty-one years in the state penitentiary. From the judgment comes this appeal.

For reversal, appellant questions (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, (2) the refusal of the court to give certain instructions- requested by him, and (3) the admissibility of certain testimony.

1. The evidence most favorable to the…