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Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 27, 1972No. 5774PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is an appeal by Herman Luther Davis from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court denying his petition for postconviction relief under our Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1.

Davis was originally charged on information filed by the prosecuting attorney in Pulaski County with the crime of rape. While that charge was still pending and Davis was free on bail, he became involved in incidents resulting in additional felony charges being filed against him for burglary and second degree murder. Davis was convicted at a jury trial on the rape charge and was sentenced to 40…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. James Slawek v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  5. People v. TomaselliNew York Court of Appeals · 1960

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Leasure v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  2. John D. Pruitt v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  3. Horn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Sheppard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973

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