Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Stephens
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided June 26, 1964No. PB-64-C-32PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Chief Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding commenced on behalf of petitioners, Leo Johnson and Albert Scott, teenage youths, who are presently confined in the Arkansas State Penitentiary following their pleas of guilty in the Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas, to charges of armed robbery. Each petitioner received a sentence of ten years imprisonment.
The petition alleges that the pleas of guilty were entered and the sentences were imposed on February 10 of the current year. On March 13, 1964, counsel for petitioners filed in the Circuit Court a “motion for a new trial.” That…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Brown v. StephensDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1965
- In re BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1969