Legal Opinion

Hydrick v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 3, 1912PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; The court had jurisdiction, and erred in dismissing the petition. 30 Ark. 518; 51 Pac. 691; 58 Ark. 618; 95 S. W. (Ark.) 998. Upon the suggestion of the defendant’s insanity and reasonable grounds for believing him to have been insane at the time of the trial, it was the duty of the court to impanel a jury to inquire into his condition, 88 S. W. 818; 69 Ark. 167; 133 S. W. 598; 72 Ark. 531. The fact that the judgment…

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; The court had jurisdiction, and erred in dismissing the petition. 30 Ark. 518; 51 Pac. 691; 58 Ark. 618; 95 S. W. (Ark.) 998. Upon the suggestion of the defendant’s insanity and reasonable grounds for believing him to have been insane at the time of the trial, it was the duty of the court to impanel a jury to inquire into his condition, 88 S. W. 818; 69 Ark. 167; 133 S. W. 598; 72 Ark. 531. The fact that the judgment of the lower court rendered on the former trial was affirmed by this court on appeal, is no bar .to this proceeding. 133…

1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.

Appellant was convicted in the circuit court of Jackson County of the crime of murder in the second degree, and appealed to this court, where the judgment was affirmed. 103 Ark. 4. At the next term of the Jackson Circuit Court appellant, by another person acting as his next friend, filed his petition for a writ of error coram nobis to inquire into the question of his sanity at the time of the trial, it being alleged in the petition that he was insane at the time of his trial, which fact was not suggested at the trial, and was unknown to the court and to appellant’s attorneys. The petition was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Adler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
  2. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  3. Ince v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  4. Linton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. ReidCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Lamb v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  3. People v. VernonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
  4. Larimore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  5. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935

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