Legal Opinion

Bowden v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 5, 1988No. CR 88-46PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Michael Dale Bowden, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. For reversal, he argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting identification testimony into evidence; (2) finding there was probable cause for arrest; (3) ruling that a child witness was competent to testify; (4) refusing to allow the defense to play a tape to question the credibility of a child witness; (5) allowing testimony from an expert witness regarding an experiment he conducted; and (6) admitting into evidence testimony regarding…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  3. Laughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. Hubbard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  5. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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