Williams v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

Appellant, James Charles Williams, was charged with the first degree murder of his brother and convicted of second degree murder by a Pulaski County Circuit Court jury. He was sentenced to thirty years imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. The only issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of manslaughter. We reverse and remand.

Testimony adduced at trial established that appellant, Fred Williams, Elbert Townsend and Johnny Griffin played cards on…