Landrum v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This case was first reviewed by the Arkansas Court of Appeals. See Landrum v. State, 47 Ark. App. 165, 887 S.W.2d 314 (1994). The Court of Appeals equally divided in an era banc decision with three judges voting to affirm and three judges voting to reverse. We granted review pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(f).

On the evening of May 30, 1992, appellant Gary Landrum and the victim, Joseph Franklin, had a fight in James Park in Russellville. Prior to the fight, Landrum was seen waving his pocket knife and was heard by at least two witnesses to say that it had Joseph…