Thomas v. State

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

The appellant, Cloys A. Thomas, was convicted of second degree murder in the Howard County Circuit Court and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. On his appeal to this court he relies on the following points for reversal:

“The verdict and judgment are contrary to the law.

The verdict and judgment are contrary to the evidence.

The verdict and judgment are contrary to the law and to the evidence.

The Court erred in refusing to sustain Defendant’s motion at the conclusion of Plaintiff’s testimony for a directed verdict.”

Under Arkansas law, murder is the unlawful…