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CROSS v. STATE

No. 5480.

452 S.W.2d 854 (1970)

Joseph CROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Newman, Texarkana, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Mike Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This case involves the matter of plea bargaining in criminal prosecutions. Over a period of years there has developed a widespread practice by which an accused person and his counsel negotiate with the prosecuting attorney for a recommendation of leniency in return for a plea of guilty to the offense charged or to a lesser offense. Despite the prevalence of the practice, which has certainly become...

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