Moore v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Homer Lloyd Moore was convicted of killing Sammy L. Jones outside the Shaneyfelt Clinic in Blytheville, Arkansas, about 1:00 a.m. on September 11, 1977. Moore was charged with first degree murder but was convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced by the Mississippi County Circuit Court to eight years imprisonment and an $8,000.00 fine.

Moore alleges that three errors occurred during his trial: A tape recording of a phone call to the police station was admitted that had not been authenticated; Moore was not allowed to call as witnesses the police officers who found a…