Turner v. State

527 S.W.2d 580 (1975)

Alvin TURNER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 75-2.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 7, 1975.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1975.

George Howard, Jr., Pine Bluff, Sharon B. Miller, Helena, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen. by Gary Isbell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of assault with intent to kill C. E. Faris, a marshal of Strong. The incidents on which the charge was based occurred on July 22, 1973. The trial was on June 12, 1974. On the eve of trial, appellant, a negro, filed a motion to quash…