Hamm v. State

757 S.W.2d 932 (1988)

296 Ark. 385

Kenneth Dale HAMM, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 88-35.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 3, 1988.

M. Susan Walker, Russellville, for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

DUDLEY, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The appellant made a confession which was recorded on a microcassette and then transcribed by a police secretary. The confession was erased when the tape was reused. Consequently, the State was unable to provide the appellant with the…