Legal Opinion
State v. Flynn
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 15, 1876PublishedCited by 8 opinions
APPEAL from Pulaski Circuit Court. Hon. T. C. Peek, Special Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Ch. J.:
In November, 1875, Frank Flynn was indicted in the Circuit Court of Garland County, for murder.
After an application for bail had been made by the prisoner, and withdrawn, he filed the following affidavit: x
“ The defendant, Frank Flynn, who is indicted for murder in the first degree, in the above entitled cause, states on oath that he verily believes that His Honor, J. M. Smith, judge of this court, will not give the said defendant a fair and impartial trial.”
The prisoner also filed a similar affidavit, made by Wm. H. Blevins.
Thereupon the court made an order, changing the…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
- Thomas Simmons v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, and Steve Clark, Attorney General, State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Rand v. State of ArkansasDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1961
- Cockrell v. DobbsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
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