Legal Opinion

Stickley v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 7, 1987No. CR 87-134PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

James Michael Stickley brings this appeal from his conviction for the crime of aggravated robbery. As an habitual offender he was sentenced to fifty years, concurrent with three other sentences. The single point for reversal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict for lack of corroboration of the testimony of an accomplice. We find sufficient other evidence connecting Stickley to the crime and, therefore, there was no error in denying the motion for a directed verdict.

Mr. James Massey testified that just after he and his wife had retired…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Trotter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  3. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McGehee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988

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