Poe v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error to Garland Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; Where the verdict is so clearly against the weight of the evidence as tó shpck the sense of justice of a reasonable person, a new trial will be granted. 70 Ark. 385; 21 Ark. 468; 65 Ark. 278; 24 Ark. 224; 13 Ark. 70; 8 Ark. 155; 10 Ark. 309; 2 Ark. 360; 5 Ark. 407; 6 Ark. 86; 10 Ark. 138; 28 Ark. 309; 39 Ark. 491; 34 Ark. 640; 57 Ark. 468. If improper statements made by counsel in their argument are not corrected by the…
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Error to Garland Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; Where the verdict is so clearly against the weight of the evidence as tó shpck the sense of justice of a reasonable person, a new trial will be granted. 70 Ark. 385; 21 Ark. 468; 65 Ark. 278; 24 Ark. 224; 13 Ark. 70; 8 Ark. 155; 10 Ark. 309; 2 Ark. 360; 5 Ark. 407; 6 Ark. 86; 10 Ark. 138; 28 Ark. 309; 39 Ark. 491; 34 Ark. 640; 57 Ark. 468. If improper statements made by counsel in their argument are not corrected by the court, a new trial will be granted. 77 Ark. 73; 119 la. 671. An infant under twelve years of age cannot consent to sexual…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthal, J.
The defendant, Harry Poe, was indicted by the grand jury of Garland County, charged with the crime of rape; and upon his trial he was convicted by a petit jury of that crime. He has appealed to this court to obtain a reversal of the judgment of conviction. He urges that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant the finding that he was the person who committed the act or that the deed of rape was accomplished. The testimony on behalf of the State established the following facts: Lena Adams, the female who was assaulted, was a little white girl ten years of age. She lived in the southern…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Vaughan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Petty v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Maxey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Miller v. NuckollsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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3Cited by22 opinions
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