BELL v. STATE

No. CR 85-146.

700 S.W.2d 788 (1985)

287 Ark. 430

Earl Lee BELL, a/k/a Earl Lee Anderson, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Barton, DeQueen, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Jerome T. Kearney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

On July 6, 1978, the circuit court entered a judgment on a jury verdict, committing the appellant to life imprisonment for rape. No appeal was taken, nor was a petition for post-conviction relief filed within the three years allowed by Criminal Procedure Rule 37.2(c). In June, 1983, Bell filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis, which was denied after a hearing at which Bell testified that after the trial he told his attorney, both...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases