Legal Opinion
Sutton v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 11, 1993No. CR 92-347PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
The appellant, Ripple Wayne Sutton, raises numerous issues on appeal. One of these issues has merit — the circuit court’s failure to sever the charge for a felon in possession of a weapon for trial purposes. We reverse on that point and remand for a new trial.
On August 13, 1990, Lyle Boliou was murdered. His body was found in a pickup truck parked by an offshoot of the St. Francis River near Paragould. He had three gunshot wounds to the back of the head. On December 10,1990, Sutton was arrested on a felon/firearm charge, the firearm being a .22 caliber pistol. Sutton…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- United States v. Gregory LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Gregory O. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Johnny Dockery, A/K/A Lynden Dockery, United States of America v. Johnny Dockery, A/K/A Lynden DockeryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Pyle v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
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- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- Burton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
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