Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 2, 1997No. CR 97-401PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

The appellant, Willie Gaster Davis, appeals his judgments of conviction for first-degree murder, robbery, theft of property, and false imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in failing to suppress his statement and that uncounseled misdemeanor convictions were impermissibly introduced against him during sentencing. We find no error and affirm.

Because Davis does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, we provide only a brief recitation of the facts adduced at trial. Traci Noble testified that she was best friends with the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Michigan v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Sanford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Newman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Vidos v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006

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