Legal Opinion

Oliver v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 3, 1985No. CA CR 84-135PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in a j ury trial of the offense of burglary and was sentenced to five years in the Department of Correction and assessed a fine of $1,000.00. We affirm.

Appellant’s first argument is that the evidence was insufficient because it did not show intent to commit an act punishable by imprisonment.

A Little Rock policeman testified that in the early morning hours of October 9,1983, he responded to an alarm call at Stephens School. After finding the doors on the east side of the building locked, he walked around a corner of the building and saw a pair…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Perry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gossett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2004
  2. Hutcherson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Oliver v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  4. Atkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1998
  5. Geer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2001

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