HOBBS v. STATE

No. CR 80-227.

617 S.W.2d 347 (1981)

Harold HOBBS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alvin Schay, Appellate Defender, by Jackson Jones, Deputy Appellate Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by C. R. McNair, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

Harold Hobbs was charged with capital murder in Jackson County, Arkansas, and on his counsel's motion the trial was moved to Lawrence County. The State's case was that Hobbs went to an office in Newport, Arkansas, forced a female bookkeepper to write two checks payable to him, took the bookkeeper to a remote location and killed her. Hobbs testified that he was at the scene of the crime but contended that another person killed the victim and forced...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases