Legal Opinion

Watkins, Broomfield & Matlock v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 19, 1953No. 4737Published

1Opinion of the Court

261 S.W.2d 274 (1953)

WATKINS et al.

v.

STATE.

No. 4737.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 12, 1953.

Dissenting Opinion October 19, 1953.

Cole & Epperson and W. H. McClellan, Malvern, for appellants.

Tom Gentry, Atty. Gen, Thorp Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen, for appellee.

HOLT, Justice.

On an indictment charging the crime of assault with intent to kill, appellants were convicted and the jury fixed Watkins' punishment at 2 years in the State Penitentiary, Matlock's at 1½ years, and Broomfield's at 1 year. This appeal followed.

At about 3 p. m., October 18, 1952, appellants, in Watkins' car, after first…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
  2. Crosby v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  3. Nolan and Guthrie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  4. Suit v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
  5. Watkins, Broomfield & Matlock v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953

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