Legal Opinion

Clayton v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 18, 1935No. Nos. CR 3944, 3945Published

1Opinion

McHaney, J.,

(on rehearing). Appellants make a very strong argument that we erred in holding there was substantial evidence to support the verdict. But what we said in the original opinion, to which we adhere, answers this contention. It was a question pf fact for the jury, and it is the settled rule of this court,' announced in hundreds of decisions, that it is not our province to set aside the verdict of the jury supported by substantial evidence. We think the evidence is substantial, direct and positive, and was a question for the .jury’s determination and not ours.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
  2. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  3. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  4. Gribble v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934

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