Graham v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

In Graham v. State, 253 Ark. 462, 486 S.W. 2d 678 (1972), we were “obliged to reduce appellant’s sentence” for his first degree murder conviction “from death to life , imprisonment as being the next highest available penalty.” We, also, remanded the case to the trial court for consideration as to whether such life sentence should run concurrently or consecutively with appellant’s prior life sentence “[s]ince the commitment to be issued by the trial court may affect appellant’s status as a prisoner. . . .” On this appeal, appellant contends the lower court erred in…