Legal Opinion

Jamison v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 23, 1981No. CR 80-216PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

On December 22, 1976, a liquor store in Blytheville was robbed by two masked men, whom the clerk could not positively identify. The appellant Jamison was arrested as a suspect and after having been warned of his rights made a statement in which he admitted his participation in the crime. Jamison chose to take entire responsibility for the robbery, refusing to identify his accomplice. He was convicted of aggravated robbery by a jury and received a 30-year sentence. We granted a belated appeal in 1980. The only argument for reversal is that the verdict is not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hargett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
  2. Furlow v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Charlie M. Jamison v. A.L. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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