Sargent v. State

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal he argues that the evidence was insufficient to corroborate the testimony of the accomplices and that the court erred in refusing to give appellant’s requested instruction on the lesser included offense of manslaughter. We find no error on either point and therefore affirm the action of the trial court.

The facts in this case reveal that on February 18, 1980, the appellant, Donald Odell Sargent, shot his father, Charlie Sargent, with a handgun and…