Legal Opinion

Fields v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 11, 1948No. 4519PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

Appellant was tried upon the charge of murder in the first degree, alleged to have been committed by'killing one Earl Hornsby. He was convicted as an accessory after tbe fact to the commission of that crime and given a sentence of six years in the penitentiary, and from that judgment is this appeal.

A reversal of this judgment is asked upon the ground that the testimony is insufficient to support the finding that appellant committed this crime. The testimony shows that a party consisting of three women and three men spent an afternoon in revelry at the home of appellant, referred to as his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  2. Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  3. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
  4. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. DutyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  2. Russey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  3. Rush v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  4. Satterfield v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  5. United States v. ManuelU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1979

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