Legal Opinion
Murchison v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 25, 1971No. 5520PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
Wilburn Murchison appeals from his conviction of second degree murder. His three points for reversal are:
I. The prosecuting attorney denied to the defendant a fair trial by suppressing the fact that Detective Earl Sharp would testify contrary to testimony offered by Detective Floyd Atwell.
II. The prosecutor wrongfully denied to the defendant a fair trial by misquoting statements claimed to have been made by witnesses out of court.
III. The evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.
We shall take up those points in the order listed:
I
Detective Floyd Atwell of the…
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