Legal Opinion
Holden v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 15, 1986No. CR 86-52Published
1Opinion of the Court
721 S.W.2d 614 (1986)
290 Ark. 458
Eric Boyd HOLDEN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.
No. CR 86-52.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
December 15, 1986.
Lee A. Biggs, III, Searcy, for appellant.
Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Robert A. Ginnaven, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.
HICKMAN, Justice.
Eric Holden was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment. He raises four arguments for reversal. First, a mistrial should have been granted when the prosecuting attorney mentioned, in his opening statement, that Holden asked for a lawyer; second, a statement Holden made…
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