Legal Opinion
Leggett v. Kirby
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 28, 1960No. 5-2100Published
1Opinion of the Court
331 S.W.2d 267 (1960)
Emmett Earl LEGGETT, Petitioner,
v.
William J. KIRBY, Judge, Respondent.
No. 5-2100.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
January 25, 1960.
Dissenting Opinion January 28, 1960.
Rehearing Denied February 22, 1960.
Kenneth C. Coffelt, Little Rock, for petitioner.
Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., and Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.
GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.
On January 25, 1956, three informations against the petitioner were filed, one charging murder in the first degree and the other two charging separate offenses of rape. The murder case was tried in June, 1956. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Beavers v. HaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Gaines v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Mitchell v. LowdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
- People v. RomeroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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