Whitehead v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Thomas G. Trimble, Judge; 1. Tibe testimony is not sufficient to sustain tbe verdict. 2. Tbe indictment was by a special grand jury, when defendant was out on bail. 100 Ark. 373; 118 Ark. 310; 79 Ark. 283. 3. Tbe change of venue should have been granted as a matter of right on the showing made. 68 Ark. 466; 25 Id. 444; 54 Id. 243; 100 Id. 301; 98 Id. 139. 4. It was error to allow the prosecuting attorney to ask the prosecutrix what appellant…
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Thomas G. Trimble, Judge; 1. Tibe testimony is not sufficient to sustain tbe verdict. 2. Tbe indictment was by a special grand jury, when defendant was out on bail. 100 Ark. 373; 118 Ark. 310; 79 Ark. 283. 3. Tbe change of venue should have been granted as a matter of right on the showing made. 68 Ark. 466; 25 Id. 444; 54 Id. 243; 100 Id. 301; 98 Id. 139. 4. It was error to allow the prosecuting attorney to ask the prosecutrix what appellant ©aid at the time about performing such operations, and -in allowing the witness to answer. 91 Ark. 555. It w¡as error…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant was convicted under an indictment Charging the commission of the crime of manslaughter alleged to have been committed by destroying a quick .and unborn child, and that the act so committed was not necessary to save the life of the mother of the child.
Appellant was indicted jointly with one Arthur Dawson, who was shown to have been the father of the child, and upon a severance Dawson was also convicted. The issues in this case and in the Dawson case are very similar and in many respects identical, and the opinion in that case sets out the facts fully. See Dawson v. State, 121 Ark.…
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