Finnie v. State

John F. Stroud, Justice.

A jury convicted Charles Finnie of second degree murder in the Circuit Court of Miller County and sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment. Appellant contends the refusal of certain character testimony was reversible error and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because of the association of his attorney and the special prosecutor.

Appellant Charles Finnie was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Earl Tatum on May 7,1977. Claiming self-defense, appellant entered a plea of not guilty, was tried before a jury and found guilty of the…