Smith v. State

JOHN A. FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Lee Edward Smith was found guilty of burglary of the residence of William Montague and grand larceny of two typewriters and a television set which were taken therefrom. As a basis for reversal appellant contends firstly, that “his confession should have been suppressed because it was induced by violence and, thus, was involuntary” and secondly, that the evidence to sustain the conviction was insufficient, because the evidence. other than the challenged confession, was more exculpatory than incriminating.

Upon the basis of our decision in Smith v. State, 254 Ark. 538,…