Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 22, 1974No. CR 74-5PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
Moses Smith was charged with the crime of murder in the first degree by information filed June 3, 1970. After having been found guilty of murder in the second degree by a jury on June 28, 1971, he was sentenced to 17 years in the penitentiary. Commitment was issued on June 29, 1971. On February 9, 1973, Circuit Judge John Goodson received a handwritten “Motion for Recovery of Jail Time Pursuant to Chapter 12, Section 153, Page 112, Paragraph 3, Arkansas Criminal Procedure Manual.” In it Smith sought to be credited with 393 days spent in jail prior to his being…
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