Walker v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clay Circuit Court, Eastern District; R. E. L. Johnson, Judge; 1. There is much conflict in the evidence as to who brought on the difficulty. It is apparent that deceased was guilty of writing the objectionable letter and was looking for trouble, but it does not appear that defendant had any ill feeling towards deceased or intended to draw him into the difficulty before the quarrel in the courtroom.
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Appeal from Clay Circuit Court, Eastern District; R. E. L. Johnson, Judge; 1. There is much conflict in the evidence as to who brought on the difficulty. It is apparent that deceased was guilty of writing the objectionable letter and was looking for trouble, but it does not appear that defendant had any ill feeling towards deceased or intended to draw him into the difficulty before the quarrel in the courtroom. Under these circumstances malice and ill-will of the deceased to show his state of mind were competent and should have been admitted. 119 Ark. 58; 108 Id. 124; 55 Id. 603; 69 Id. 148;…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, for the killing of one J. C. Bryant, and was, by the judgment of the Clay County Circuit Court, sentenced to punishment at confinement in the State penitentiary for life.
There was evidence adduced by the State tending to show that on the 23rd day of December, 1918, appellant and Bryant were attending the trial of certain parties that was being conducted by a justice of the peace in a 'Certain tin shop in the town of Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas. During the trial, appellant had a knife in his hand whittling.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Vaughan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Harding v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Meisenheimer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Hogue v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Elder v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
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- Stone v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
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- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Cascio v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
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