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HUGHES v. STATE

No. CR 90-20.

797 S.W.2d 419 (1990)

303 Ark. 340

Benny HUGHES, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 15, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Grady, Lewisville, for appellant.

R.B. Friedlander, Sol. General, Little Rock, for appellee.

NEWBERN, Justice.

Benny Hughes was charged with capital murder for having caused the deaths of two persons with the deliberate and premeditated purpose of causing the death of a person. Hughes testified that he shot Dave Potter and Hughes's wife, Leree, but he contended the shooting of Potter was in self defense and the shooting of Leree was accidental. A jury found Hughes guilty of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Hughes raised 15 points...

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