LYONS v. STATE

No. 5598.

467 S.W.2d 701 (1971)

Tommy LYONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Odell C. Carter, Star City, for appellant.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., Milton R. Lueken, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of escape from the Arkansas State Penitentiary. His oral demurrer to the information, based upon the contention that the venue was not in Lincoln County, made after a jury was empaneled, but before any evidence was heard, was overruled. His attorney argued that, since he had been granted a five-day furlough to go to Pulaski County, the venue of any alleged crime of escape would be in that county. The attorney also asked that...

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