Habitual Criminal Act Upheld by Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Habitual Criminal Statute in a case involving a 26 year sentence for grand larceny. Frank Dolphus Jr. argued it punished him for prior offenses, but the court cited a federal decision allowing enhanced penalties for repeat crimes and found no cruel or unusual punishment. Dolphus had prior imprisonment in Oklahoma and Michigan for theft and attempted larceny. He was convicted in Crittenden County for the 1968 theft of $50 from a West Memphis grocery store.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Frank Dolphus Jr
West Memphis
Dolphus
Oklahoma
Michigan
Supreme Court
Carleton Harris
the &Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal
Harris
Crittenden County
Virginia Hammett
Hammett
Youth Dies on His Solo Flight Near San Diego
Sam Spry a 19 year old Mesa College sophomore rented a single engine plane May 13 for a solo flight. He was found dead Sunday 20 miles from the downed aircraft after radioing he would be late. Officials said fog pushed him off course and the plane ran out of gas about 260 miles south of the Mexican border in Baja California. A note on the plane read I am right and walking to the coast. Searchers scoured the area with the air and by ground.
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San Diego
Calif
Sam Spry
Mesa College
California Desert
Spry
el Centro
Baja California
Big Mother
Lori
State Police report traffic deaths and holiday patrols
The Arkansas State Police released a statistical summary for April 1970 listing 34 fatalities by age, sex, and cause. Speed, inattention, and driving left of center accounted for many deaths, with 26 percent alcohol related. Four counties dominated rural fatalities and patrols increase for the May 29 to May 31 period.
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Arkansas State Police
Pulaski
Ouachita
Jefferson
Mississippi
Craighead
Crawford
Washington
Lee
Yell
Lonoke
Clay
Independence
Jackson
Pope
Arkansas
Bradley
Chicot
Logan
Columbia
Montgomery
Sevier
Supreme Court rules actors may wear Army uniforms in street theater
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that participating in a street skit critical of the Vietnam War allows wearing parts of an Army uniform. The decision reverse the Houston conviction of Daniel Schacht for wearing military garb without permission. The court said such performances are protected speech and need not be staged in traditional venues.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Vietnam
High Court
Houston
Tex
Daniel Jay Schacht
Philadelphia
Florida
Schacht
Hugo L. Black
Black
Congress
Arkansas Supreme Court Decisions Summarized
The report lists multiple Ark ansa cases from circuits including Crittenden White City Baxter and Hempstead with affirmations reversals or dismissals. Per curiam orders deny rehearings and petitions, noting figures such as Chief Justice Carleton Harris and Justice J Fred Jones. Notable parties include Frank Dolphus Jr v State and George Hart sa field et ux versus Arkansas Highway Commission.
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Associated Press
Carleton Harris
Frank Dolphus, Jr
State of Arkansas
Crittenden Circuit
Affirmed
George Rose Smith
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co
Wright Oil
Sas State Highway Commission
Ralph D. Montgomery
Hempstead
Frank Holt
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co
Woods
Pulaski
Herbert L. Brown
State of Ark
Ed Faver Smith
Wiltsthrop Rockefeller
Rose Washington
Man Drowns in Bangburn Pond Near McRae Arkansas
In Bangburn Pond near McRae Arkansas White County coroner and officials planned to intervene after James was seen near a boat and later listed as drowned. Leslie Who said she took the boat to James and found him missing Saturday. The farm lies about two miles west of McRae. Legal actions involve John Ashley Washam and Virginia Washam in regard to motions and appearances.
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Foster
James
Mcrae
Ark
Leslie
White County
Allen
John Ashley Washam
First National Bank
Admay
appel+ see
Virginia Washam
David Hodges
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Southern State College
Albert Graves
Benny Coleman
Jim Ligon
Conway
David Moore
Clyde Fouse
Bill Wray
Scott
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
HOPE
Arkansas Court Proceedings
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