Rowdean v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Karleene Rowdean was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for shooting Billy Pat Mullens outside a nightclub near Camden, Arkansas, in the early morning hours of June 13, 1982. Her husband, Huey Rowdean, in a joint trial, was convicted of hindering, harboring, and concealing her in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2805 (Repl. 1977) and sentenced to one year imprisonment.

We reverse her conviction because the trial court received evidence of two prior acts of misconduct which were not relevant to the murder charge.

The first instance…