Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Drew Circuit Court; H. W. Wells, Judge; 1. Counsel contend from the evidence, particularly the conflicting statements of the prosecuting witness and Marvin McGeogh, from the circumstances of the case, the time, place and manner of the alleged assault and the fact that appellant continued to reside as usual with his family for several weeks after the alleged assault before anything was said or done about it, although the prosecuting witness claimed that she at…
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Appeal from Drew Circuit Court; H. W. Wells, Judge; 1. Counsel contend from the evidence, particularly the conflicting statements of the prosecuting witness and Marvin McGeogh, from the circumstances of the case, the time, place and manner of the alleged assault and the fact that appellant continued to reside as usual with his family for several weeks after the alleged assault before anything was said or done about it, although the prosecuting witness claimed that she at once notified her mother, that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. 2. The court abused its discretion in…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The defendant, Mack Jones, is accused of the crime of assault with intent to rape, committed upon his stepdaughter, Claudia Thurman, a girl about 14 years of age. At a former trial of the case he was convicted, and appealed to this court, and the judgment was reversed on the ground of error of the court in refusing to grant a continuance. He was tried again on remand of the case, and again convicted, from which judgment he has prosecuted another appeal.
He filed a petition for change of venue, which the court overruled, after having examined the supporting witnesses orally as to the knowledge…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Meisenheimer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
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