Turner v. State

Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.

Appellant M. L. Turner was convicted of murder in the first degree, the verdict returned by the jury carrying with it the'death penalty.

The evidence supports a finding of facts as follows: Appellant was divorced by his wife, Mrs. Bertie Turner, in October, 1951. On Labor Day, 1953, Mrs. Turner was introduced to Lloyd R. Squire, a widower employed by the Kansas City Southern Railroad in the public relations department. He lived in Little Rock, and in connection with his duties as an employee of the railroad company, Mr. Squire occasionally visited the city of…