Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 7, 1986No. CR 86-26PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

Sylvester Williams was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a felony. Williams was acquitted of that charge but the jury convicted him of the lesser offense of possession, a misdemeanor, and sentenced him to six months in jail and imposed a fine of $500. Williams argues several points on appeal but we address only one, the sufficiency of the evidence, because on that basis the case must be reversed and dismissed. Our jurisdiction attaches under Rule 29(l)(a and c), interpretation and construction of Article 2, Sections 8 and 10, of the Arkansas…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. William Evans and Josephine Evans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
  3. Cary v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
  4. Osborne v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. Rice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Plotts v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  2. Holloway v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  3. Embry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Traylor v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Cerda v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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