Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 1, 1996No. CR 96-93PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Carl Stanley Turner was convicted of burglary and attempted rape. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to terms of 30 years and 50 years, to be served concurrendy. Fines of $10,000 for each charge were also assessed. He appeals on four grounds, none of which has merit. We affirm the judgment.

The facts surrounding the convictions are garnered from the jury trial. On Friday night, May 12, 1995, Alexandra Williams, a fourteen-year-old, was home alone with her mother, Deena Ann Darden, in Searcy. She testified at trial that she stayed up late watching…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Sheridan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  4. Kilpatrick v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  5. Goins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  2. Sturgis v. SkokosSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Ayers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Marts v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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