Joiner v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Calvin T. Gotham, Judge; 1. The .court’s refusal to grant a continuance on the showing made was an abuse of discretion warranting a reversal. 2. Instruction 1 given by the court to the effect that the burden of proving an alibi was upon the defendant, but that if on the whole case the testimony raised a reasonable doubt that the defendant was present at the time the crime was committed, she should be acquitted, was inconsistent with…
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Calvin T. Gotham, Judge; 1. The .court’s refusal to grant a continuance on the showing made was an abuse of discretion warranting a reversal. 2. Instruction 1 given by the court to the effect that the burden of proving an alibi was upon the defendant, but that if on the whole case the testimony raised a reasonable doubt that the defendant was present at the time the crime was committed, she should be acquitted, was inconsistent with instruction 1, given at defendant’s request, and was erroneous. 110 Ark. 15; 102 Ark. 627; 93 Ark. 564. 3. The allegation of…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Appellant prosecutes this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against her for the crime of grand larceny. The facts are as follows:
J. B. Reynolds lived in South Hot Springs, in Garland County, Arkansas, and on the night of the 24th of June, 1913, went into the city for the purpose of attending a lodge. The lodge did not open, and he went to a rooming house on Benton Street to visit a friend and stayed there nntil about 10:30 o ’clock. When he started home he met appellant, and she asked him if he did not want a room. He replied that he did not. Appellant then walked np close to him and…
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