Legal Opinion

Hart v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 29, 1990No. CR 89-164Published

1Opinion of the Court

783 S.W.2d 40 (1990)

301 Ark. 200

Jimmy HART, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 89-164.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 29, 1990.

Jim Carfagno, Russellville, for appellant.

Clint Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

Jimmy Hart was convicted of theft by receiving and sentenced to 28 years imprisonment, being a four-time convicted felon. The most significant question presented in this appeal is whether the state offered sufficient proof to corroborate the statements he made to the police. The state proved, independent of Hart's statements, that the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. HowardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. CantrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  4. People v. WetmoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Forte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937

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