Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 18, 1991No. CR 91-139PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant Don Earl Lewis was charged with four counts of delivery of crack cocaine. The counts were severed and appellant was tried and convicted on one count. That case is not before us. Appellant was then tried and convicted on the second count, the one which we now address. Three points for reversal are argued: The trial court should have granted a motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial; the trial court should not have permitted the introduction of evidence over an objection to the chain of custody; and the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Butler Manufacturing Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  2. Tosh v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  3. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  4. Novak v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. Gomez v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Bowen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  2. Henry v. EberhardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  5. Clements v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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