Williams v. City of Malvern

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

On appeal from the Malvern Municipal Court, the defendant was convicted in Circuit Court of the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor by indecently molesting an eight-year-old girl.

Although the information stated a date upon which the offense was alleged to have been committed, there was a total failure of proof on this point. The defendant contends that the city’s failure to prove that the offense occurred within one year next preceding the filing of the information, as required by Ark. Stat., § 43-1603, calls for a reversal. The city’s confession of…