Legal Opinion
Cook v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 9, 1981No. CR 81-60PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
Appellant Robert James Cook was arrested on October 12, 1980. On October 14, he was charged with rape, kidnapping, attempted murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a habitual offender. It is undisputed that over the next five days he asked five different police officers, being all that he saw, for the appointment of an attorney. Seventeen days after his arrest, on October 29, an attorney was appointed. During this period he gave an in-custodial statement. His first appearance before a judicial officer was on November 13. The appellant subsequently…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Beck v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lem Woon v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Britt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Wade v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- Hayes v. Faulkner CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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