Morgan v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

A.D. and Hattie Chrisco were asleep in the bedroom of their home in a remote section of Izard County when they were awakened by an intruder between 11:20 and 11:30 on the night of February ?, 1984. After a confrontation, the intruder escaped into some woods beside their house. A.D. had not observed the intruder but Hattie had. She saw that he was a young man, average height, average build, wearing a dark jacket and a baseball cap. A.D. subsequently found that his wallet containing eight to ten dollars had been stolen. In addition, he found a knife blade from one of…