Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 5, 1948No. 4482PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was tried on an information charging him with the crime of manslaughter (2980, et seq., Pope's Digest). He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter1 (2982, Pope's Digest as amended by Act 169 of 1947), and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. By timely exceptions, and by proper assignments in his motion for new trial, he makes the contentions hereinafter discussed.
I. Motion to Quash the Information. This is assignment No. 4 in the motion for new trial. Appellant was tried on an information filed by the prosecuting attorney, rather than on an indictment returned by a grand…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Adamson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Luther Bailey v. Lee Henslee, Superintendent of the Arkansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
- Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
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