Legal Opinion

Flowers v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided March 7, 1990No. CA CR 89-181PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George K. Cracraft, Judge.

Gloria Dean Flowers appeals from her conviction of murder in the second degree, for which she was sentenced to a term of eleven years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. She contends only that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence an exculpatory pretrial statement that she made to the police. We find no error and affirm.

The evidence discloses that appellant shot and killed Johnny Brown on the night of August 26,1988, in the City of McGehee in Desha County. Although she eventually pled self-defense, neither she nor any of several companions called an…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Wallace David EleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. Robert W. RajewskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989
  4. Kellensworth v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. Irvin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brenk v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991
  4. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. Brenk v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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