Hays v. State

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Arthur Hays, was convicted of first degree murder for tbe homicide of Justus Edrington, and sentenced to death. This appeal ensued. The motion for new trial contains three assignments; and we also consider every objection in the transcript, as is the rule in capital cases. Smith v. State, 205 Ark. 1075, 172 S. W. 2d 249. We group and discuss all the assignments and objections in suitable topic headings.

I. Sufficiency Of The Evidence. The deceased, Justus Edrington, operated a liquor store owned by Melvin Lapides, in Osceola, Arkansas. Some time…