Lee v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. James S. Steer, Judge. statement by the court. The defendant, J. S. Lee, was indicted by the grand jury of Little River County for grand larceny, it being alleged that he took, stole and carried away about nine head of cattle, the property of one Clem Scott. On the application of the defendant the circuit court entered an order changing the venue to the Polk Circuit Court.
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Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. James S. Steer, Judge. statement by the court. The defendant, J. S. Lee, was indicted by the grand jury of Little River County for grand larceny, it being alleged that he took, stole and carried away about nine head of cattle, the property of one Clem Scott. On the application of the defendant the circuit court entered an order changing the venue to the Polk Circuit Court. On the trial in that court, and during the argument to the jury, one of the counsel assisting in the "prosecution said in his argument to the jury: '“If the defendant is not guilty, no one…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment convicting the defendant of grand larceny and sentencing him to a term of one year in .the penitentiary. The Attorney General has confessed error on two grounds; first, that the transcript from the Little Riyer Circuit Court was not authenticated by the seal of that court; second, that the comments of the attorney assisting- in the prosecution on the failure of the defendant to testify were improper and prejudicial to the rights of the defendant, which grounds we will now notice.
i. As to the failure of the clerk of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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