Starnes v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clay Circuit Court, Western District; R. H. Dudley, Judge; 1. A continuance should have been granted. 71 Ark. 180. 2. The court erred in its instructions. 122 Ark. 259. 3. The prosecuting attorney’s remarks were prejudicial. 1. A motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the court and there was no abuse. 61 Ark. 88; 71 Id. 62; 82 Id. 203; 101 Id. 405; 94 Id. 538. No diligence was shown. 94 Ark. 169, 538; 19 Id. 590; 71 Id. 62. 2. The…
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Appeal from Clay Circuit Court, Western District; R. H. Dudley, Judge; 1. A continuance should have been granted. 71 Ark. 180. 2. The court erred in its instructions. 122 Ark. 259. 3. The prosecuting attorney’s remarks were prejudicial. 1. A motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the court and there was no abuse. 61 Ark. 88; 71 Id. 62; 82 Id. 203; 101 Id. 405; 94 Id. 538. No diligence was shown. 94 Ark. 169, 538; 19 Id. 590; 71 Id. 62. 2. The objections to instructions are not set up in the motion for new trial. They are waived. 73 Ark. 455; 80 Id. 345; 75 Id. 534; 78…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This appeal is prosecuted to reverse a judgment sentencing appellant to the penitentiary for the period of one year, for the crime of grand larceny, alleged to have been committed by stealing certain hogs, the property of one Abe Brown; and we discuss the assignments of error in the order in which they are presented in appellant’s brief.(1) It is first said that error was committed in refusing to grant a continuance for the purpose of securing the attendance of one Frank Pickard, who, according to the recitals of the motion for a continuance, would have given material evidence in support of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ince v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Lasater v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Burris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Mabry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Little v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Sullivan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
- Pate v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Evans & Foust v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
- Bridgman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
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