Ray v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Gifford Ray, was convicted of the first degree murder of Melvin Ward and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He raises the following points on appeal: 1) he was denied his fundamental constitutional right to present a defense; 2) his arrest was pretextual and the subsequent seizure of evidence was without constitutional justification; and 3) the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance. We find no merit in these points, and we have determined, in accordance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 11 (f), that the trial court made no error prejudicial to the…