Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 24, 1926PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

Trudy Johnson prosecutes this appeal to reverse a .judgment of conviction against her for manslaughter.

On Sunday evening of the 24th day of January, 1926, Trudy Johnson engaged in a difficulty with Lillie Davis, near the depot at Kensett, in (White County, Arkansas, and killed her by cutting her with a knife.

According to the testimony of one of the witnesses for the State, Lillie Davis passed by Trudy Johnson at the station at Kensett, in White County, Arkansas, and Trudy said, “You had just as well come on across; I am going to ask you.” The witness did not know what Trudy was talking about,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
  2. Scoggin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
  3. George v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
  4. Youngblood v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Crews v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  2. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
  3. Junior v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951

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