Legal Opinion

Hoover v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 27, 1978No. CR 77-187PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

John Wesley Hoover, Jr. was found guilty of obtaining personal property of the value of more than $35 under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1901 (Repl. 1964). He seeks reversal of the judgment, contending that the information should have been dismissed, that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that there was prejudicial error in statements made by the prosecuting attorney in closing argument. We find no error and affirm.

Appellant contends that the information charging him should have been dismissed at the conclusion of the state’s evidence. But the grounds…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  3. State Ex Rel. Gladden v. LonerganOregon Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Gaertner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Perry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  2. Goins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  3. McDole v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  4. Lockett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  5. Hoover v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

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