Legal Opinion
Walton v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 16, 1961No. 5001PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.
An information was filed against the appellant, Edward Walton, Jr., charging him with murder committed in the perpetration of burglary. He originally pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death, but that conviction was set aside on appeal. Walton v. State, 232 Ark. 86, 334 S. W. 2d 657. Walton then changed his plea to not guilty. Upon a trial on the merits he was found guilty of first degree murder and was again sentenced to death. A number of points are urged for a reversal of the judgment.
I. We find the evidence to be amply sufficient to support the verdict. Chester Stewart’s filling station…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- People v. RoxboroughMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
- Davidson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Nail v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Walton v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Walton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963