Hoelzeman v. State

Osro Cobb, Justice.

This case involves a re-examination of our statutory requirements in perfecting appeals from inferior courts to the circuit court.

INTRODUCTORY FACTS

At a point some three miles north of Morrilton on Highway No. 9 appellant lost control of his car and went through a ditch some 18 feet in width and struck and knocked over a farm fence post. He was alone and there were no witnesses other than appellant to the incident. Appellant could not extricate his car and locked it and when he reached a telephone called State Patrolman Bill Mitchell to report the incident, and to inquire…