Legal Opinion

Whisenant v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided February 11, 2004No. CA CR 01-1418PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

Sherrelljean Whisenant was convicted of possession of firearms by a felon, one count of theft of property, and four counts of financial identity fraud. She was sentenced to a total of six years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Whisenant argues that the trial court erred in: (1) denying her motion for a continuance to allow her to obtain transcripts of previous proceedings; (2) denying her motion to suppress evidence found following a warrantless search of her purse; (3) failing to give a requested jury instruction on the defense of choice of evils; (4) failing to grant her…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Walter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. Thurman Reed, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States of America, -Appellee v. Larry SouzaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  5. Sera v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Saul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2005
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