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SCARBER v. STATE

No. 4834.

291 S.W.2d 241 (1956)

Leo SCARBER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Robinson and Gordon H. Sullivan, Little Rock, for appellant.

Tom Gentry, Atty. Gen, Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen, for appellee.

MILLWEE, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a verdict imposing the death penalty against appellant, following his plea of guilty to the crime of rape.

The offense occurred in the early morning hours of August 29, 1955. The prosecutrix, a 76-year-old woman, lived alone in the Willisville community in Nevada County. Appellant entered the home by removing a screen from the back door. After grabbing...

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