Legal Opinion
State v. Block
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 13, 1980No. CR 80-153PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Rose Smith, Justice.
On January 3, 1980, a robbery occurred in Little Rock. That night the police arrested a suspect who made a statement implicating the appellee Charles E. Block. Two nights later an officer went to Block’s home, without an arrest warrant, and arrested him. Block was charged by information with aggravated robbery, criminal attempt to commit capital murder, and theft of property.
The trial court, acting upon a pretrial motion to dismiss the charges, conducted a hearing on the validity of Block’s arrest. On conflicting testimony the court found the arrest illegal, because…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Singleton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
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