Stokes v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. S. Maples, Judge; The offense is barred by limitation. The plea of guilty was entered without advice of counsel, and without knowledge whether he was guilty or not of a crime. An appeal is a ¡matter of right. Acts 1905, Act No. 151, § 1. The action in praying an appeal was a withdrawal of his plea of guilty.
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Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. S. Maples, Judge; The offense is barred by limitation. The plea of guilty was entered without advice of counsel, and without knowledge whether he was guilty or not of a crime. An appeal is a ¡matter of right. Acts 1905, Act No. 151, § 1. The action in praying an appeal was a withdrawal of his plea of guilty. It was within the discretion of the court to permit the withdrawal of the plea of guilty and be tried upon, a plea of not guilty, lié Ark. 234. 1. Wife abandonment is a continuing offense — a crime and the wife is a competent witness. Kirby’s…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
The deputy prosecuting attorney of Washington County, Arkansas, filed an information before a justice of the peace of said county, charging the defendant, Harry G. Stokes, with the statutory crime of abandoning his wife and child. See Acts 1909, page 134.
The defendant entered a plea of guilty, and his punishment was fixed by the justice of the peace at a fine of $75 and imprisonment for sixty days in the county jail.
Within the time allowed by statute he prayed and was granted an appeal to the circuit court of Washington County. When his- case came -on for trial in the circuit’ court he was…
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