Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Certiorari to Pulaski Circuit Court; B. J. Lea, Judge; 1. Appellant was clearly beyond the jurisdiction of the court while serving his sentence in the State penitentiary and had made no request to have his sentence set aside or modified. 110 Ark. 251; 7 A. & E. Ene. L. 36; 60 N. Y. 559; 19 Am. Rep. 211; 30 Tex.
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Certiorari to Pulaski Circuit Court; B. J. Lea, Judge; 1. Appellant was clearly beyond the jurisdiction of the court while serving his sentence in the State penitentiary and had made no request to have his sentence set aside or modified. 110 Ark. 251; 7 A. & E. Ene. L. 36; 60 N. Y. 559; 19 Am. Rep. 211; 30 Tex. App. 566; 70 Mich. 324 79 Id. 320; 44 N. W. 615; 42 Id. 1123; 70 Mich. 320. 2. Appellant was not guilty of contempt and there is no such punishment, under our laws, as “solitary confinement.” Kirby’s Digest, §§ 719-725,3134,3121-4 and cases supra. 1.' The appellant was under the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The appellant, Oscar Williams, has brought here for review the record of the proceedings of the circuit court of Pulaski County wherein he was adjudged by that court to be in contempt and sentenced, as a punishment for said contempt', to “solitary confinement” in the county jail of Pulaski County for a period of four months. It appears from the record that appellant was, on April 19, 1916, tried upon an indictment charging him with murder in the second degree and was convicted of that offense and sentenced to the State penitentiary for a term of five years, and on April 28th he was duly…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Ex parte BradySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
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