Legal Opinion

Drifoos v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 12, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District; J. F. Gautney, Judge; Counsel raise no question in this case as to the consolidation. For argument otherwise see Davis v. State, supra. Every objection raised here was disposed of in the Davis case. No point is made -as to the consolidation, but that having been done by appellant’s consent, he could not complain. Silvie v. State, 117 Ark. 108.

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

Ten separate indictments were returned against Lee Drifoos, appellant, charging him with running a “blind tiger” in the oity of Jonesboro, Arkansas, in August, 1914. By consent of appellant tbe cases were consolidated for trial. A separate verdict of guilty was returned in each case and from the judgment rendered the appellant prosecutes this appeal.

It is conceded by counsel for appellant that the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict in each case.

This is a companion case to that of C. H. Davis v. State, 115 Ark. 566. Drifoos and Davis were partners iu the business conducted in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  2. Silvie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Atha v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949

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