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Upton v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 23, 1973No. 5820PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Harold Sherman aged 28, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, committed in the perpetration of robbery, and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. His appointed counsel argue 25 points for reversal, a number of which are overlapping.

The crime occurred on December 27, 1971. Upton and his wife, according to Upton’s confession, picked up the decedent, Woodrow Defee, on a highway in Union county. Within a short time Upton stopped the car and attempted to rob Defee, at gunpoint. When Defee grabbed the barrel of the gun Upton shot him twice, first in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. William L. Maxwell v. Dan D. Stephens, Superintendent of Arkansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  3. Vaughn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
  5. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Upton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  2. Grigsby v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  5. Graves v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

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