Stevens v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Independence Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; 1. There was substantial evidence sufficient to submit to the jury whether Hulsey was an accomplice, so as to require corroboration. Kirby’s Dig., § 2384; 36 Ark. 117-126; 50 Ark. 544; 64 Id. 250; 75 Id. 540; 105 Id. 19; 42 S. W. 301; 62 S. W. 749; 26 Id. 829; Kirby’s Dig., § 7754. 2. The officer, a deputy sheriff, was guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Appeal from Independence Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; 1. There was substantial evidence sufficient to submit to the jury whether Hulsey was an accomplice, so as to require corroboration. Kirby’s Dig., § 2384; 36 Ark. 117-126; 50 Ark. 544; 64 Id. 250; 75 Id. 540; 105 Id. 19; 42 S. W. 301; 62 S. W. 749; 26 Id. 829; Kirby’s Dig., § 7754. 2. The officer, a deputy sheriff, was guilty of a misdemeanor. Kirby’s Dig., § 7765; 43 Ark. 367-371. His testimony required corroboration. 12 Cyc. 188, note 56. 3. 81 Ark. 173, can be distinguished from this case. The facts are different. 1. The offense…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of sodomy, alleged to have been committed upon a certain beast, towit, a mare. Of his guilt there can be no question, if one Thomas Hulsey, a witness for the State, is to be believed. This witness testified that he caught appellee in the very act of intercourse, and his testimony-is such that he is said to be an accomplice, and this appeal questions only the action of the trial court in refusing to submit that question to the jury under proper instructions. This witness testified that he watched appellant have intercourse with the mare; that he was a…
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