Seward v. State

Ed. P. McFaddih, Associate Justice.

Charley Seward killed his brother, James (Bud) Seward; and was convicted of first degree murder (§ 41-2205 Ark. Stats.) with sentence of life imprisonment. He brings this appeal. The motion for new trial contains fourteen assignments. We have studied all of them, but discuss in detail only those most seriously urged by appellant’s counsel.

I. Sufficiency Of The Evidence. The defendant admitted the homicide and claimed self defense. On appeal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, as is our rule in cases like this one. Eddington v.…