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CODY v. STATE

No. 5091.

371 S.W.2d 143 (1963)

James D. CODY and Gardner Lee Muse, Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 14, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Penix & Penix, Jonesboro, for appellants.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Richard B. Adkisson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HARRIS, Chief Justice.

This appeal results from the refusal of the Craighead Circuit Court to dismiss forgery charges against appellants on grounds of double jeopardy. The facts, briefly, are as follows:

Appellants, James D. Cody and Gardner Lee Muse, were arrested and incarcerated in the Craighead County Jail on November 17, 1962. An information charging them with forgery was filed ten days later in the Circuit Court. Neither defendant was able to make bond...

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