Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 31, 1977No. CR76-211PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
James E. Moore was convicted of rape in Mississippi County Circuit Court and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On appeal he alleges two errors: certain physical evidence, the product of an unlawful search and seizure by the police officers, was admitted into evidence; his statement was improperly admitted into evidence because the police obtained it after confronting him with the evidence and despite his indication he wanted counsel.
The testimony during the trial revealed that Moore late at night went to the victim’s boarding house. She knew Moore and tried to dissuade…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Walton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- Jegley v. PicadoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- McGuire v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Metcalf v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Holden v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.