Dickerson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; The court erred in refusing to have summoned all the talesmen whose names were selected from a box kept by the clerk for that purpose; in admitting the testimony of Tom Arnold and G. T. Hendricks, and in refusing the testimony of ■ Dr. Kelley, also in refusing instructions No. 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16, asked by defendant. Defendant was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges. 105 Ark. 613. The jury was properly selected.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; The court erred in refusing to have summoned all the talesmen whose names were selected from a box kept by the clerk for that purpose; in admitting the testimony of Tom Arnold and G. T. Hendricks, and in refusing the testimony of ■ Dr. Kelley, also in refusing instructions No. 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16, asked by defendant. Defendant was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges. 105 Ark. 613. The jury was properly selected. There was no error in the admission of testimony nor in the instructions given and refused.
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of voluntary manslaughter, alleged to have been committed by shooting G. B. Arnold and by beating him on the head.
The appellant was a share-cropper on Arnold’s place. Very bitter feeling existed between the appellant and Arnold in regard to the division of the crops. Arnold had instigated a prosecution against the appellant for alleged theft. The crop was under attachment at the time of the alleged killing. The deputy constable' testified that he had some papers placed in his hands for service on the appellant, and that he had arranged with the deceased…
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