Legal Opinion
Leggett v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 31, 1958No. 4901PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtG-eorge Pose Smith, J.
A judgment sentencing the appellant to death upon a conviction for murder was affirmed by this court on February 18, 1957. Leggett v. State, 227 Ark. 393, 299 S. W. 2d 59. On December 3, 1957, pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act (Ark. Stats. 1947, Title 43, Ch. 31), Leggett filed in the circuit court a petition for a new trial, asserting that at the original trial he had been deprived of certain constitutional rights. This appeal is from an order denying the request for a retrial.
The present petition states that Leggett, in connection with his plea of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leggett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
- People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
3Cited by12 opinions
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