Legal Opinion

Ford v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 4, 1972No. 5740PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In appealing from convictions for burglary, assault with intent to kill, and assault with intent to rape, the appellant contends only that the trial court’s instruction defining reasonable doubt was erroneous. In an opinion delivered several months after the case at bar was tried we held the particular instruction to be bad. Laird v. State, 251 Ark. 1074, 476 S.W. 2d 811 (1972).

We cannot consider the appellant’s argument, for in the court.below there was no objection to the instruction. Price v. City of Trumann, 213 Ark. 50, 209 S.W. 2d 284 (1948). Although Act 333…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Turkey Express, Inc. v. Skelton Motor Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  2. Laird v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  3. Price v. City of TrumannSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Gruzen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Haynie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  5. Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972

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