Baggett v. State

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Robert Baggett, was convicted of first degree murder for the slaying of June V. Shillcutt while perpetrating the crime of larceny. Approximately two months later a motion for a new trial was denied by the Pulaski County Circuit Court. On this appeal, two points are relied upon for a reversal, viz., that evidence obtained in a search of an apartment should have been suppressed, and second, that one of the jurors was incompetent to participate in the jury’s deliberations. We proceed to a discussion of these points in the order named.

The court conducted…