Legal Opinion
Slavens v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided April 29, 1981No. CA CR 81-15PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Donald L. Corbin, Judge.
Appellant, Jimmy Douglas Slavens, appeals from the verdict of a Washington County jury finding him guilty of manslaughter and fixing his punishment at a term of two years in the Department of Correction and a fine of $10,000.
On the evening of April 14, 1979, the victim, Douglas Elkins, accompanied by a friend, Rex Simmons, visited the Am Vets Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At about 2:00 a.m. on April 15, 1979, he was seated at a table with Donald Clark, Marge Clark, Terri Slavens and Rocky Slavens, brother of the defendant. Elkins engaged in an altercation with Donald…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Alcorta v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Alford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Chaviers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2007
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