JACKSON v. BISHOP

No. 5166.

403 S.W.2d 94 (1966)

William JACKSON v. O. E. BISHOP, Superintendent, Arkansas Penitentiary (Successor to Dan D. Stephens).

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 30, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Harley Cox, Jr., Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner William Jackson was convicted of burglary in the Jefferson Circuit Court and on March 9, 1964 was sentenced to five years in the State Penitentiary. He was a pauper and represented by court appointed counsel. Petitioner prayed an appeal from said conviction, which appeal was denied by the trial court and petitioner now proceeds under Criminal Rule No. 1 of this court.

We now grant said appeal from the burglary conviction and direct that...

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