Tippett v. State

Appellant, Leroy Tippett, was charged with and convicted for the crime of murdering his wife, allegedly committed on June 11, 1954. The jury returned a verdict of first degree murder without recommendation, and the court thereupon sentenced appellant to death.

Appellant who was about 38 years of age lived with his wife and three children in the country approximately 4 miles west of West Helena. He was employed at the Pekin Wood Products Company in West Helena where he had worked for approximately 9 years. After finishing his work on the date above mentioned, which was a Friday, and after…