Botany v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1DissentJohn A. Fogleman, Justice
I concur in the reversal and in all of the majority opinion except that part pertaining to the admission of the pistol found in the car when Botany was arrested, because I think it was relevant as evidence of conduct, subsequent to the crime, indicative of guilt, because it had a bearing on questions of his consciousness of guilt and whether he was fleeing from justice at the time, and because it tended to connect him with the crime. It should be noted that this point was not even argued by appellant’s counsel, but, of course, we are bound to review any prejudicial error.
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