Legal Opinion

Davasher v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 27, 1992No. CR 91-5PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Marc Stephen Davasher, was convicted of capital murder of Loretta Hignight and her daughter, Bonnie Hignight Hamilton, and burglary of their home. Devasher raised eight points on appeal, contending the Trial Court erred by (1) not directing a verdict in his favor on the burglary charge because there was insufficient evidence of an unlawful entry, (2) not granting a motion to suppress evidence taken from the front porch of his mother’s home, (3) not granting a motion to suppress evidence consisting of blood, saliva, hair, and other substances taken from…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  4. Gruzen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  5. Prater v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. State v. KalakoskyWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Bowen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  5. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004

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