Legal Opinion

Pride v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 28, 1945No. 4383PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

Upon Ms trial, under an information charging Mm with the crime of murder in the first degree, "alleged to have been committed by shooting and killing one Charlie Terry, appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and given a sentence of six years in the penitentiary, from which judgment is tMs appeal.

It is first insisted that the testimony does not sustain the verdict for the reason that it was not shown that Terry died as the result of his gunshot wound. No one testified that he did, but the testimony shows that the shot fired from a .22 caliber rifle entered Terry’s body,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  2. Lynch v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934
  3. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
  2. Woodward v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948

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