Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 28, 1988No. CR 87-201Published
1Opinion of the Court
747 S.W.2d 99 (1988)
295 Ark. 149
John Michael CALDWELL, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.
No. CR 87-201.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
March 28, 1988.
Shermer & Walker, Russellville, for appellant
Joseph V. Svoboda, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.
NEWBERN, Justice.
The appellant, John Michael Caldwell, was convicted of second degree battery for shooting James Roberts. He contends he was entitled to the benefit of a plea bargain from which the state withdrew before trial. He argues he was constitutionally entitled to be indicted rather than proceeded against by information and that…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ralph Henry Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Ex Parte YarberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Penton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
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