JACKSON v. STATE

No. CR 84-167.

683 S.W.2d 606 (1985)

Louis Charles JACKSON & Matthew Austin, Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Anchor, Little Rock, for Jackson.

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender by Donald Campbell, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellants.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Jack Gillean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Chief Justice.

Two separate appeals are presented in this case. One concerns a defendant's right to testify in his own behalf and the other questions the admissibility of a confession.

Both defendants were convicted of rape stemming from the same incident and each received a sentence of 40 years imprisonment. This appeal from that verdict is before this court under Sup.Ct.R. 29(1)(b). Because unrelated issues are raised by the two appeals, we will discuss...

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