Legal Opinion

Poe v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 18, 1972No. 5779Published

1Opinion of the Court

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Charles Poe, appellant herein, was convicted for forgery and uttering and the conviction was affirmed by this court. See Poe v. State, 251 Ark. 35, 470 S.W. 2d 818. Subsequently, Poe filed an application here seeking permission to proceed under Criminal Procedure Rule I for the vacation or correction of his sentence imposed by the Pulaski County Circuit Court, and this court granted permission for him to proceed, limiting the hearing however to, “his allegations that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and this his sentence is excessive by reason of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
  3. Poe v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  4. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  5. McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972

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