Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 18, 1982No. CR 82-85PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery in a jury trial on February 17, 1982, and received an extended term of imprisonment from a finding that he had been convicted of four previous felonies. On appeal, he raises three points in arguing that the trial court erred in its application of the habitual offender statute, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1001 (Repl. 1977). We find no merit in the arguments.

Appellant first insists that it was unclear from the state’s evidence whether an attorney was present for the past convictions used in the sentencing. The state presented evidence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Beed v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  3. Blackmon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  4. Clem v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  5. Reeves v. MabryDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  2. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. PetersMassachusetts Superior Court · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  5. Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016

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