Bailey v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, and has brought this appeal. The victim of the homicide was Dr. P. A. Ritchie, Jr., of North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The Facts.

Appellant was in Arkansas on a visit from another state, and while in an intoxicated condition, drove his car to and in North Little Rock. About 11:00 p. m. on November 9, 1942, deceased, Dr. P. A. Ritchie, Jr., and ■other members of his family at the Ritchie home in North Little Bock heard a crash and rushed out to the street to learn that some one had driven into…