Kelley v. State

Appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Logan County (Southern District) for the crime of murder in the first degree, alleged to have been committed by killing one Abe Quinalty by shooting him with a pistol, and on the trial of the case appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree. On appeal to this court the judgment was reversed on account of an erroneous ruling of the court in admitting evidence concerning the character of the deceased, and also for errors in the court’s charge to the jury. 146 Ark. 509. On the remand of the cause, appellant was put on trial for murder in the…