Legal Opinion
Leggett v. Kirby
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 28, 1960No. 5-2100PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.
On January 25, 1956, three informations against the petitioner were filed, one charging murder in the first degree and the other two charging separate offenses of rape. The murder case was tried in June, 1956. The jury found the defendant guilty and imposed the death sentence. Leggett v. State, 227 Ark. 393, 299 S. W. 2d 59. Since then the petitioner has been confined to the death cell in the state penitentiary, his execution having been stayed by a series of legal proceedings by which he has sought to escape the punishment fixed by the jury. Leggett v. State, 228 Ark. 977, 311 S. W. 2d 521;…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People v. ManiatisIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by11 opinions
- William L. Maxwell v. Dan D. Stephens, Superintendent of Arkansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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- Merritt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
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