Chapman v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The two appellants were charged by information with having urged a riot and with having urged others to commit acts of violence by destroying property, in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1445 (Supp. 1973). After a long trial both defendants were found guilty, the jury fixing Chapman’s punishment at a $500 fine and three years’ confinement and Pearson’s punishment at a $500 fine. We find it necessary to discuss only five of the nine points for reversal that are argued.

I. The appellants first question the constitutionality of the statute, which reads in pertinent…