Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrels, Judge; The court erred in admitting the testimony of Tom Cogbill, tending to establish the commission of another crime.
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Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrels, Judge; The court erred in admitting the testimony of Tom Cogbill, tending to establish the commission of another crime. Instructions 1 and 2 were incorrect and conflicting, and therefore, error. 89 Ark. 213; 55 Ark. 397. The verdict is so clearly against the weight of the evidence as to shock the sense of justice, and should be reversed. 70 Ark. 385. The evidence of Cogbill was admissible as it was a part of the entire transaction and so linked with the offense charged, as to point of time and circumstances, that one cannot be fully shown…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Bull Johnson prosecutes this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against him for selling intoxicating liquors,
It is earnestly insisted by counsel for the defendant that the evidence is not sufficient to warrant the verdict. The defendant lived near the State convict farm in Lincoln County, Arkansas, and the principal witnesses against him were three convicts and one of the wardens. One of the convicts testified that he bought a pint of corn whiskey from the defendant at his house in October, 1920, and also got some from him at Grady, during the same year; that he paid him a dollar for…
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