State v. Clark

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Arthur T. Clark appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of life imprisonment for the first degree murder of Charles W. Cobb. The first trial resulted in a mistrial, a juror becoming sick. The second trial resulted in a life sentence, but the cause was remanded, 259 S.W.2d 813. The in*595stant trial was in December, 1953. Appellant claims error in submitting the State’s case, in giving and refusing instructions, in admitting and excluding testimony, and that a juror was ineligible.

The State relies on circumstantial evidence. The facts are varied and detailed in this…