Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
1DissentMelvin Mayfield, Judge
I do not agree that this case should be reversed. The first question which the majority opinion states defense counsel wanted to ask the prospective jurors was asked. No objection was made to the question, and the record indicates some kind of response by some of the prospective jurors. Counsel then moved to two different versions of that question which he asked without objection. It was when he asked a fourth version that the prosecuting attorney objected. The court sustained the objection but counsel then asked the same question again and got one verbal answer to it.
The next question asked…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Jones v. City of NewportCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989