Legal Opinion

Childs v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 25, 1967No. 5253Published

1Opinion of the Court

418 S.W.2d 793 (1967)

243 Ark. 62

Willie Joe CHILDS et al.,

v.

The STATE of Arkansas.

No. 5253.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 25, 1967.

Willis V. Lewis, Little Rock, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Don Langston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

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…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API