BYRD v. STATE

No. 5609.

471 S.W.2d 350 (1971)

Arthur BYRD et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 11, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reinberger, Eilbott, Smith & Staten, Pine Bluff, for appellant James.

W. Harold Flowers, Pine Bluff, for appellant Byrd.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., Robert H. Crank, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

The appellants were charged with the crime of robbery. Upon a joint trial a jury found each appellant guilty and assessed James' punishment at 3 years, Strickland 7 years, and Byrd 5 years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. From the judgments on those verdicts comes this appeal.

For reversal it is contended that it was error for the court to admit into evidence cross-implicating confessions and, further, the trial court erred by refusing...

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