Legal Opinion
Waters v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 10, 1980No. CR 80-115PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice.
Appellants were tried jointly on separate charges of rape, allegedly committed upon Christopher Kanniard on March 4, 1979. Both were found guilty. Gregory Louis Waters was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment and fined $10,000. Carl Adams was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $15,000. From these judgments pursuant to the jury verdict, appellants bring this appeal asserting four grounds for reversal. We find reversible error on only one of them, i.e., the allegation that the jury wheel selected for the year by the jury commissioners did not represent a fair…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by17 opinions
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