Legal Opinion

Amos v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 1, 1945No. 4396PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoFaddin, J.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of carnal abuse (§ 3406, Pope’s Digest); and presents .this appeal. His motion for new trial contains nine assignments.

Assignments Nos. One to Four relate to the sufficiency of the evidence; and these assignments are without merit. The prosecuting witness (the girl) testified to the acts of intercourse and the dates and venue. A physician testified to penetration. The age of the girl was shown by the testimony of herself and her mother. Venue was also shown by other witnesses. The evidence was sufficient. For cases involving carnal abuse, where the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ware v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  2. Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  3. Belford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  4. Weakley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
  5. Bodcaw Lumber Co. v. FordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Edens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
  2. Pitts v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  3. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  4. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
  5. Trotter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949

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