Legal Opinion

Frensley v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 23, 1987No. CR 86-182PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of one count of aggravated robbery and five counts of kidnapping. He appeals from the judgments of conviction. We affirm.

Appellant’s first two points of appeal are that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the identification of appellant because (a) the pre-trial lineups were suggestive, and (b) the photo spread was unduly suggestive. The trial judge examined the out-of-court identification procedures to see if there were suggestive elements to either the lineup or the photo spread which made it all but inevitable that the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Alford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
  3. Beed v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  4. People v. . GardnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StillsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Neely v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  3. Sera v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. State v. FortinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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