POINTER v. STATE

No. 5462.

454 S.W.2d 91 (1970)

John H. POINTER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bart G. Mullis, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Mike Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

John H. Pointer, Jr., was appointed City Collector of Pine Bluff and took office on June 15, 1965. On July 9, 1969, he was tried before a jury and convicted of embezzlement in the Jefferson County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to five years in the Arkansas Penitentiary and on appeal to this court he relies on the following points for reversal:

"The trial court erred in refusing to allow the defense the right to audit or examine the books...

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