Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 4, 1927PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKirby, J.

Appellant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment of conviction against him of carnal abuse upon Ms trial upon an indictment for rape. He urges that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict; that the court erred in not withdrawing from the jury the testimony of the prosecuting witness for incompetency, she being incompetent to testify; in the giving of instruction No. 9, and in permitting the unwarranted and prejudicial remarks of the prosecuting’ attorney in his closing* argument.

~We do not regard it necessary to set out the testimony at length, hut it will suffice to say that,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  2. Crosby v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  3. Hays v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
  4. Flanagin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1867
  5. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. GantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  2. Hogan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
  3. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
  4. Wimberly v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
  5. Shank v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934

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