Roath v. State

Luther Lindsey was killed about three miles out of the city of North Little Rock between eight and nine o ’clock on the evening of August 8, 1931. Clyde S.. Roath, the appellant, and Mrs. Mary A. Griffin were jointly charged with his murder. A severance was granted, and the appellant placed on trial, which resulted in the conviction of the appellant and sentence to imprisonment in the State penitentiary for life.

The testimony introduced on the part of the State, independent of that of Mrs. Griffin, tended to establish the following facts: Mrs. Griffin was in the employ of Dr. Roath as an…