Legal Opinion

Campbell v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 28, 1983No. CR 83-100PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery and rape and sentenced to forty years on each. On appeal it is argued that a custodial confession should have been excluded and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain either conviction. We cannot agree with these arguments.

The crime in this case was committed on June 15,1982. On July 15, 1982, appellant was arrested on warrants issued as a result of informations filed by the prosecuting attorney. His arrest occurred at 11:50 A.M. and his written confession was obtained between 1:30 and 2:40 P.M. of the same day.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  3. Harvey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Roosevelt Tippitt v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  2. Tippitt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985

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