Wingfield v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

On July 19, 1989, the appellant, Jerry Wingfield, was convicted of murder in the first degree and felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced, respectively, to concurrent terms of life and six years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

Wingfield alleges two points of error on appeal: 1) the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for mistrial, and 2) the trial court erred in refusing to suppress letters written by him while he was incarcerated. We agree that the trial court erred in failing to grant Wingfield’s motion for mistrial and reverse and…