Friend v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Bobby Michael Friend, appeals a judgment of the Sevier Circuit Court convicting him of the capital felony murders of his parents and sentencing him to death on each count. Appellant raises two points for reversal of the judgment entered pursuant to the jury’s verdict. We find merit to his first point and therefore reverse the judgment of convictions and death sentences.

There is no doubt that appellant was arrested without a warrant upon first contact with law enforcement officials in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. Upon showing proper…