Rush v. State

379 S.W.2d 29 (1964)

Frederick L. RUSH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. 5095.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 18, 1964.

Hardin, Barton & Hardin, Ft. Smith, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Jerry L. Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

ROBINSON, Justice.

Appellant, Fred Rush, hereinafter sometimes referred to as Fred, has appealed from a conviction of murder in the first degree resulting in a life sentence in the penitentiary for the alleged killing of his stepfather, Paul Rush, hereinafter sometimes referred to as Paul, who was also Fred's adoptive father.…