JOHNSON v. STATE

No. CR76-222.

546 S.W.2d 719 (1977)

George JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

February 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O. Fels, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Gary Isbell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

George Johnson was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County of escaping from the Department of Corrections. The only issue on appeal is Johnson's allegation that he should have been granted a mistrial because he was brought into the courtroom before the jury handcuffed.

Before the trial started, Johnson's attorney notified the trial judge of the fact that Johnson was brought into the courtroom in handcuffs before the jury. There...

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