Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 16, 1942No. 4255Published

1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.

On information charging murder in the first degree, Clyde Jordan was convicted of , voluntary manslaughter, and from a judgment sentencing him to serve a term of three years in the state penitentiary comes this appeal.

For reversal appellant contends that the information is insufficient for the reason that it,was signed and filed by the deputy prosecuting attorney. The information is signed: “it. M. Priddy, Prosecuting Attorney, by Joe Gooclier, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney.” This was sufficient. We so held in the following recent cases: Bone v. State, 200 Ark. 592, 140 S. W. 2d 140; Rayburn v.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
  2. State v. Eason and FletcherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
  3. Cole v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  4. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  5. Rayburn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940

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