ESTES v. STATE

No. 5417.

442 S.W.2d 221 (1969)

Ruth ESTES, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terral, Rawlings, Matthews & Purtle, Little Rock, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Don Langston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Custody of Ruth Estes' children had been awarded to their paternal grandparents and Mrs. Estes removed them to Puerto Rico without permission of the chancery court handling the custody matter. That action is prohibited by Ark. Stat.Ann. § 41-1121 (Repl.1964). Mrs. Estes was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment. In appealing her conviction she alleges several diverse points of error which...

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