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    "judges": [
      "Purtle, J., not participating."
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      {
        "text": "Robert H. Dudley, Justice.\nAppellant, Michael Hallman, and Arthur Dale Taylor were jointly charged with the murder of Ivey Jones. Michael Hallman was found guilty of second degree murder while Arthur Dale Taylor and appellant were found guilty of first degree murder. They appeal separately. Opinions in all three cases are handed down this date. Appellant contends there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction. The argument is meritorious. We reverse and dismiss.\nIn January of 1984, the Crawford County Sheriff\u2019s office was notified that two hunters had found a corpse in a rural area of the county. Investigation showed the corpse to be that of Ivey Jones. An autopsy showed that the victim died from two causes, blunt trauma to the left side of the head and four stab wounds through the back which pierced the right lung and the aorta. Investigation led to appellant, Michael Hallman, and Arthur Dale Taylor.\nAt trial, the in-custodial statements of each defendant were introduced into evidence after the names of the codefendants were deleted. See Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968); Parker v. Randolph, 442 U.S. 62 (1979); and Gammel v. State, 259 Ark. 96, 531 S.W.2d 474 (1976). The inculpatory statements of Michael Hallman and Arthur Dale Taylor make no mention of appellant. Appellant gave an exculpatory statement in which he said he only saw Michael Hallman and Arthur Dale Taylor as they drove by his mother\u2019s house. He said he then walked over to Taylor\u2019s mobile home where a fire was burning outside.\nRegina McGrew testified that the three of them were together outside Taylor\u2019s mobile home when Taylor burned his blood-soaked shirt in the fire. That is all of the evidence connecting appellant to the crime.\nThe foregoing does not constitute substantial evidence of the guilt of appellant. The substantial evidence necessary to support a conviction must be of sufficient force that it will, with reasonable certainty and precision, compel a conclusion one way or the other; it must force or induce the mind to pass beyond a suspicion or conjecture. Wilson v. State, 277 Ark. 43, 639 S.W.2d 45 (1982). Because no substantial evidence of the guilt of appellant was introduced, we reverse and dismiss.\nPurtle, J., not participating.",
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        "author": "Robert H. Dudley, Justice."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Robert C. Marquen, for appellant.",
      "Steve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Randy HALLMAN v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 85-153-C\n706 S.W.2d 387\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered March 31, 1986\nRobert C. Marquen, for appellant.\nSteve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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