Hardin v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Van Burén Circuit Court. E. G. Mitchell, Judge. It was error to admit a juror who had formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, such that it would "take evidence to remove.” 45 Ark. 165; 56 Ark. 402. A( confession, to be admissible, must be given freely, without either “the flattery of hope or the torture of fear” or any circumstance of official indictment. 50 Ark. 305. A juror who has formed an opinion merely from rumor and newspaper reading…
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Appeal from Van Burén Circuit Court. E. G. Mitchell, Judge. It was error to admit a juror who had formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, such that it would "take evidence to remove.” 45 Ark. 165; 56 Ark. 402. A( confession, to be admissible, must be given freely, without either “the flattery of hope or the torture of fear” or any circumstance of official indictment. 50 Ark. 305. A juror who has formed an opinion merely from rumor and newspaper reading is competent. 13 Ark. 720; 19 Ark. 156; 30 Ark. 328; 47 Ark. 180; 84 Mo. 278. Whether or not confessions are voluntary…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
The appellant, W. H. Hardin, was indicted by the grand jury of Van Burén county for the murder of Hugh Patterson. Patterson and his family were at supper on the 13th of December, 1897, when two masked men entered his house, and made an assault upon him, for the purpose of robbing him of his money. Patterson and his son resisted, and in the struggle which followed he was killed, and the robbers fled. Afterwards the appellant, Hardin, and one Lee Mills were suspected of the crime and arrested. ITardin made a confession, and also testified against Mills. Mills was indicted, convicted of murder,…
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