State v. Eason and Fletcher

Appellees were released from prison in consequence of a hearing initiated through writs of habeas corpus. The state prosecutes this appeal.

Eason was convicted of grand larceny, committed by stealing pigs. The prison sentence of one year was affirmed October 2, 1939. Eason v. State, 198 Ark. 885, 132 S. W. 2d 5. This court’s mandate issued November 3,1939.

Fletcher, convicted of stealing cattle, likewise received a sentence of one year in prison. On appeal, the lower court was affirmed May 22,1939. Fletcher v. State, 198 Ark. 376, 128 S. W. 2d 997. (Mandate July 7, 1939.)

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