Legal Opinion

Beavers v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 19, 1979No. CR 79-159PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a no-merit appeal from a verdict and judgment sentencing Beavers, as an habitual offender, to two consecutive 50-year sentences for aggravated robbery and kidnaping. Counsel for the appellant and the Attorney General for the State find no merit in the appeal. Beavers has not availed himself of the opportunity to file a pro se brief. We have studied the case and agree that it should be affirmed for want of merit. We point out, however, two defects in the appellant’s abstract and brief. First, the testimony has been copied verbatim instead of being abstracted,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gray v. Ouachita Creek Watershed Dist.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  3. Smith v. PondSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Burt Beavers v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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