13 Arkansas opinions name it 2 courts 1961–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Arkansas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Osgood v. Stategreen1 sentence1992As long as the record is one upon which the trial judge could find a moral awareness of the obligation to tell the truth and an ability to observe, remember, and relate facts, we will not hold there has been a manifest error or abuse of discretion in allowing the testimony. 289 Ark. at 65. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Arkansas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Chambers v. State
green
2 sentences2002Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). 2002Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). | 5 | 1986–2002 |
Hoggard v. State
green
2 sentences2002Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). 2002Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). | 5 | 1986–2002 |
Ward v. State
green
2 sentences2025Ward v. State, 2014 Ark. 2015Ward v. State, 2014 Ark. | 2 | 2015–2025 |
Warner v. State
green
2 sentences2015Id. at 239 , 218 S.W.3d at 333 . 2015Id. at 239 , 218 S.W.3d at 333 . | 2 | 2014–2015 |
Clifton v. State
neutral
2 sentences1986Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). [ 289 Ark. at 65 , 709 S.W.2d at 64 .] In a child rape case, the matter of the competency of the child is primarily for the trial judge to decide, as he is better able than we to judge the child’s intelligence and understanding of the necessity for telling the truth. 1986Hoggard v. State, 277 Ark. 117 , 640 S.W.2d 102 (1982); Chambers v. State, 275 Ark. 177 , 628 S.W.2d 306 (1982). [ 289 Ark. at 65 , 709 S.W.2d at 64 .] In a child rape case, the matter of the competency of the child is primarily for the trial judge to decide, as he is better able than we to judge the child’s intelligence and understanding of the necessity for telling the truth. | 2 | 1986–1986 |
Rollie v. State
neutral
2 sentences1977Rollie v. State, 236 Ark. 853 , 370 S.W. 2d 188 ; Aydelotte v. State, 177 Ark. 595 , 281 S.W. 369 . 1977Rollie v. State, 236 Ark. 853 , 370 S.W. 2d 188 ; Aydelotte v. State, 177 Ark. 595 , 281 S.W. 369 . | 1 | 1977–1977 |
Aydelotte v. State
green
2 sentences1977Rollie v. State, 236 Ark. 853 , 370 S.W. 2d 188 ; Aydelotte v. State, 177 Ark. 595 , 281 S.W. 369 . 1977Rollie v. State, 236 Ark. 853 , 370 S.W. 2d 188 ; Aydelotte v. State, 177 Ark. 595 , 281 S.W. 369 . | 1 | 1977–1977 |
Hinson v. State
green
2 sentences1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . 1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . | 1 | 1963–1963 |
Bell v. State
green
2 sentences1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . 1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . | 1 | 1963–1963 |
Wacaster v. State
neutral
2 sentences1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . 1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . | 1 | 1963–1963 |
Hopkins v. State
green
1 sentence1963Bell v. State, 223 Ark. 304 , 265 S. W. 2d 709 ; Hopkins v. State, 174 Ark. 391 , 295 S. W. 36 ; Hinson v. State, 133 Ark. 149 , 201 S. W. 811 ; Wacaster v. State, 172 Ark. 983 , 291 S. W. 85 . | 1 | 1963–1963 |
Reynolds v. United States
green
2 sentences1961It is no longer practicable in an intelligent society to select jurors from a psychological vacuum or from a stratum where information common to the community as a whole is lacking." In Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 , 25 L.Ed. 244 , Chief Justice Waite used this language, which is apropos: "The reading of the evidence leaves the impression that the juror had some hypothetical opinion about the case, but it falls far short of raising a manifest presumption of partiality. 1961It is no longer practicable in an intelligent society to select jurors from a psychological vacuum or from a stratum where information common to the community as a whole is lacking." In Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 , 25 L.Ed. 244 , Chief Justice Waite used this language, which is apropos: "The reading of the evidence leaves the impression that the juror had some hypothetical opinion about the case, but it falls far short of raising a manifest presumption of partiality. | 1 | 1961–1961 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.