Wylie v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court, George W. Clark, Judge; 1. The court erred in the admission of the evidence of Jesse Hankins in answer to questions by the State’s attorney, as it was hearsay testimony purely, and it was error to refuse to permit Tom Jennings to answer on redirect examination the question as to what was said about taking down the money, etc., as it was a matter vital to the whole case.
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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court, George W. Clark, Judge; 1. The court erred in the admission of the evidence of Jesse Hankins in answer to questions by the State’s attorney, as it was hearsay testimony purely, and it was error to refuse to permit Tom Jennings to answer on redirect examination the question as to what was said about taking down the money, etc., as it was a matter vital to the whole case. Authorities are not necessary to be cited, as a defendant has a right to present his side of the case under well recognized rules of procedure and evidence. 2. It was error to give instruction…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Arnold Wylie and Theo Hamilton were convicted of larceny from Smomie Purdemon of about $75 in money which was accomplished by means of a trick with cards with Will Hoy, her cousin. From the judgment of conviction they have duly prosecuted an appeal to this court.
Arnold Wylie and Theo Hamilton were confederates in the fraud. According to the testimony for the State, Smomie Purdemon, accompanied by Will Hoy, her kinsman, went into the depot in the town of Clarendon, about 4 o’clock on the morning of. the third day of February, 1919, for the purpose of taking a train. Smomie Purdemon had a purse…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Welsh v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Coon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Hindman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- Trotter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949