Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
The appellant was convicted of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. He argues the testimony of Charlotte Smith, the primary prosecution witness, was uncorroborated and that his motion for a directed verdict should have been granted because Smith was an accomplice and a drug addict. He contends her testimony, absent corroboration, was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We find Smith’s testimony was corroborated. He also argues his attorney was erroneously limited in cross-examination of Smith. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial judge’s ruling…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Rhodes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Sweatt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
- Novak v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
- Vasquez v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
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- Talley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993