GROOMS v. STATE

No. 5597.

472 S.W.2d 724 (1971)

William GROOMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold C. Rains, Jr., Van Buren, for appellant.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., Garner L. Taylor, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of the alleged crimes of burglary and grand larceny and his punishment was left to the court. The court imposed a sentence of 10 years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for burglary and suspended a 15-year sentence for grand larceny. A codefendant who received a 5-year and a 10-year sentence (the latter suspended) does not appeal.

Appellant contends for reversal, through his court-appointed trial counsel...

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