Legal Opinion
Spears v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 17, 1978No. CR 77-84PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
Quinton Spears, Jr. was charged with delivery of one pound of marijuana on June 19, 1975, and sale or delivery of phencyclidine, sometimes called PGP or T to Don Sanders of the Arkansas State Police on three separate occasions, i.e., on June 5, June 6, and June 15, 1975. His defense was entrapment by an informant variously known as Junior Caldwell, Izzy Caldwell, Izzie Lee Caldwell, Jr., Isaac Dominic, Isaac Dominy, Izzie Dominy and Izzie Lee Dominy (or Dominic). Spears was found guilty on all four counts and was given a sentence of eight years and a fine of $8,000…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Alford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Grossman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
- Cary v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Smoak v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
- Walls v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Boren v. QuallsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
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