Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 24, 1972No. 5736PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possession of stolen property and assessed his punishment at one year and a day in the State Penitentiary. For reversal of that judgment, appellant first contends that the proof adduced by the state as to value of the property is insubstantial. We find no merit in this assertion.

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the appellee in determining the substantiality of the evidence to support a jury verdict. Rickie v. State, 250 Ark. 700, 466 S. W. 2d 462 (1971).

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Steel v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  2. Murchison v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  3. Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
  4. Richie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  5. Cowan v. State.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1926

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  2. Orsini v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  3. Tillman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  4. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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