Fox v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. S. Maples, Judge; 1. Appellant not having been brought to trial before the end of the second term of the circuit court having jurisdiction of the offense, the cause having been continued without his consent and after he had announced ready for trial, the court should have discharged him upon his motion.
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Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. S. Maples, Judge; 1. Appellant not having been brought to trial before the end of the second term of the circuit court having jurisdiction of the offense, the cause having been continued without his consent and after he had announced ready for trial, the court should have discharged him upon his motion. The statute is in keeping with the constitutional provision that one accused of crime shall have a speedy, fair and impartial trial, and is mandatory. Kirby’s Digest, § 2313; 23 Ark. 270; 65 Ark. 406. 2. The court erred in overruling the demurrer to the…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
On the 26th day of August, 1909, Mrs. Carrie Winkleman was killed and robbed in the city of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. She was accustomed to carry $8,000 or $10,000 in a bustle on her person, and was robbed and killed to secure her money. The evidencé tended to show that the crime was committed by Gus Sartin. The defendant was indicted for the crime of accessory before the fact to robbery. He was tried before a jury, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at three years in the State penitentiary.
The indictment (formal parts omitted) is as follows:
“The grand jury of…
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