Legal Opinion

Shannon v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 2, 1944No. 4365PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcHaney, J.

Appellant was charged hy information on January 28, 1944, with murder in the first degree for the killing of Paul Elam on January 26. He was arrested on said charge, and, on the same day, he gave bond and was released.

On March 15, 1944, the prosecuting attorney filed a petition for an order of the circuit court to require appellant to submit to fingerprinting, alleging that through oversight, the sheriff failed to take appellant’s fingerprints for identification purposes at the time he was in jail and held in custody and before he was admitted to bail; that since he was admitted to hail he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Downs v. SwannCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  2. Moon v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1921
  3. People v. SallowNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1917
  4. Mabry v. KetteringSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  5. Hopkins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  2. Gage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. State v. LeiWashington Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
  5. Archevali Schuck v. Estado Libre AsociadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1981

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