Hodges v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Jacob M.'Carter, Judge; affirmed on the merits; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant was tried and convicted upon an indictment charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree. He filed a motion for a new trial in which, among other grounds, it was alleged that appellant was insane at the time of his trial and that that fact was unknown to his counsel until after the trial.
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Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Jacob M.'Carter, Judge; affirmed on the merits; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant was tried and convicted upon an indictment charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree. He filed a motion for a new trial in which, among other grounds, it was alleged that appellant was insane at the time of his trial and that that fact was unknown to his counsel until after the trial. The motion for a new trial was overruled and this appeal was taken from the judgment of the court pronounced upon the jury’s verdict. Thereupon appellant by his next friend filed in…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). From the facts stated it is manifest that the verdict of the jury has settled the questions raised on this appeal, that there was evidence legally sufficient to support the jury’s finding that the killing was the result of a premeditated intent, and the judgment of the court below on the main case must be affirmed.
Certiorari must be, and is, the appropriate remedy to review the action of the trial court in refusing the petition for writ of error coram nobis. No provision is made by theo statute for an appeal from an adverse ruling by the trial judge on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
- Ince v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Linton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Hydrick v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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