Legal Opinion · Dissent

Whittington v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 1, 1923Published

1DissentMcCulloch, C. J.

I am unable to agree with the conclusion reached by the majority in this case, for the reason that it appears to me in direct conflict with several other decision of the court on this subject, which should either be followed or overruled. I refer particularly to the case of Bobo v. State, 105 Ark. 462. In that case the court sustained the conviction of Bobo on proof of a transaction with one Mulkey. Bobo admitted that he received'money from Mulkey and delivered the whiskey to him, but he testified that he only acted as agent for Mulkey in purchasing the liquor, that he had no interest in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bobo v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. Dean v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
  4. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
  5. Metcalf v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923

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