Stout v. State

565 S.W.2d 23 (1978)

Floyd D. STOUT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR77-239.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

May 1, 1978.

John Barry Baker, Public Defender, Fayetteville, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Joseph H. Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Floyd D. Stout was found guilty of criminal attempt to commit capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. See Ark. Stat.Ann. § 41-701, -1501 (Repl.1977). He relies upon one point for reversal, which really encompasses two separate issues. He first challenges the sufficiency of the…