Legal Opinion

Carter v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 26, 1927PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHart, C. J.

Appellants prosecute this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against them for the crime of robbery.

Appellants were witnesses for themselves, and denied their guilt. Other witnesses testified that they were at work at the Temple Cotton Oil Mill Company, in the city of North Little Rock, on the hour of the day on which the - robbery occurred. It was the peculiar province of the jury to judge of the credibility of the witnesses and of the weight to be given to'their testimony. Hence the right of the jury to refurn a verdict of guilty depends upon whether or not, when the evidence is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
  2. Pendergrass v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
  3. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
  4. Crouthers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Reeder v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
  2. Thurman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938

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