Legal Opinion
Ford v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 13, 1988No. CR 87-206PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
Appellants Adam Troy Ford and King David McNichols were each charged with burglary and theft. They were represented by the same appointed counsel and tried jointly. Each was convicted of the offenses charged. McNichols was sentenced as an habitual offender to fifty years imprisonment while Ford was sentenced to thirty years.
Appellants argue that the court erred in: (1) refusing to grant a severance and appoint separate attorneys; (2) failing to grant a mistrial when, on cross-examination by the State, Ford alluded to McNichols’ prior imprisonment; (3) excluding…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Earl v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
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