Morris v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, First Division; John^W. Wade, Judge; 1. The court erred in giving the instruction of its own motion to the jury. The burden of proof never shifts from the State even on the plea or defense of alibi. 6 L. R. A. (N. S.) 125; 27 Am. Rep. 329, 683; 27 A. L. R. 689; 55 Ark. 248; Wharton, Cr. Ev. (10 ed.), 751; 57 N. W. 751; 31 111. 385; 83 Am.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, First Division; John^W. Wade, Judge; 1. The court erred in giving the instruction of its own motion to the jury. The burden of proof never shifts from the State even on the plea or defense of alibi. 6 L. R. A. (N. S.) 125; 27 Am. Rep. 329, 683; 27 A. L. R. 689; 55 Ark. 248; Wharton, Cr. Ev. (10 ed.), 751; 57 N. W. 751; 31 111. 385; 83 Am. Dec. 231; 71 Ark. 459'. An instruction which deprives defendant of his presumption of innocence. 87 Conn. 573, 49 L..R. A. (N. S.) 913; 45 Fla. 83; 110 Am. St. 65; 54 S. E. 196; 126 N. W. 196; 110 Miss. 521; 51 Pac. 1033;…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Dan Morris prosecutes this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against him for the crime of robbery. The evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.
The indictment charges Dan Morris to have robbed C. C. Baker in the city of Little Bock, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, in March, 1920. C. C. Baker was the prosecuting witness. According to his testimony he resided in the city of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at the time the robbery occurred. He had come in from .Shreveport, Louisiana, on the night of the 26th of March, 1920, and arrived in Little Rock on the night of the 27th…
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