Childs v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Paul Ward, Justice.
Appellants, Willie Joe Childs, Frankie Matthews, and Tommy Matthews, charged with stealing $500 from Kroger Stores, were convicted of grand larceny on December 5, 1966 and sentenced to serve nine years in the penitentiary.
There is no contention by appellants here that they did not commit the crime but they seek a reversal based solely on the grounds that the trial court committed three separate errors during the process of the trial.
We have carefully examined each of the alleged errors and, as explained hereafter, find no merit in any of them.
One. It is first urged that the…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Slaughter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
- Freeman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Criner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
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