Bowden v. State

761 S.W.2d 148 (1988)

297 Ark. 160

Michael Dale BOWDEN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 88-46.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 5, 1988.

Buford Gardner, Harrison, for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HOLT, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Michael Dale Bowden, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. For reversal, he argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting identification testimony into evidence; (2) finding there was probable cause for arrest; (3) ruling that a child witness was competent to…