Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dillon v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 19, 1993No. CR 92-58Published

1DissentDonald L. Corbin, Justice

Today, this court has determined that three improper questions by the prosecution amounts to prosecutorial misconduct and results in accumulation of error necessitating reversal. This, in spite of the fact that accumulation of error was not raised by appellant as a ground for reversal. Let us examine and discuss the sequence of the objections to the issues raised within the framework of this three day trial.

The first instance of alleged prosecutorial misconduct arose early in the trial when the prosecutor asked Lt. Mike Adams “ [w] ere you aware of any complaints against Mr. Dillon about his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. MacKey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  2. Strawhacker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. Bussard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  5. Hubbard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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