Smith v. State

505 S.W.2d 504 (1974)

Lee Edward SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. 5811.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 25, 1974.

John M. Fincher, Little Rock, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by O. H. Hargraves, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Lee Edward Smith was found guilty of burglary of the residence of William Montague and grand larceny of two typewriters and a television set which were taken thereform. As a basis for reversal appellant contends firstly, that "his confession should have been suppressed because it was induced by violence and,…