Nelson v. Hall

.McCulloch, C. J.

M. J. Dover was convicted of felony in the circuit court of Polk County, and the judgment of conviction was affirmed on appeal to this court. 165 Ark. 496, 265 S. W. 76. Before he began serving his term in the penitentiary under the affirmed judgment of conviction, the Governor issued a suspension, or reprieve, for a period of three months. Two other such suspensions were issued by the Governor, which extended beyond October 29,1925, and on that day S. B. McCall, president of the Senate, who was acting as Governor in the absence of the chief executive, issued a full and free…