Walton Jr. v. Arkansas Brief and Argument for Appellant

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January 1, 1962

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  • Brief Collection, LDF Court Filings. Walton Jr. v. Arkansas Brief and Argument for Appellant, 1962. e683536c-c89a-ee11-be36-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/de023be8-29ea-4802-a28c-6e004f984b87/walton-jr-v-arkansas-brief-and-argument-for-appellant. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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    I N THE

S u m  Court of Arkansas
EDWARD WALTON, JR.,...................Appellant

vs. No. 4969
STATE OF ARKANSAS,.................... Appellee

APPEAL FROM
J '- p i £ 5 i 4 v'V ,'■>%«.!. LITTLE RIVER CIRCUIT COURT

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HONORABLE BOBBY STEEL

Judge

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• BRIEF AND ARGUMENT

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FOR APPELLANT

W. HAROLD FLOWERS,
: -  ;  y/: } Attorney for Appellant.

A R t. BRIEF PRINTING CO., PINE BLUFF, ARK.



I N T H E

Court of
EDWARD WALTON, J R .,.................. -  Appellant

vs. No. 4909
STATE OF ARKAN SAS,........................ Appellee

APPEAL FROM
LITTLE RIVER CIRCUIT COURT

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HONORABLE BOBBY STEEL 
Judge

BRIEF AND ARGUMENT 
FOR APPELLANT

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant, Edward Walton, Jr., a Negro, was 
convicted of the . murder of Roy T. Hallman, 61 
year old white man, and sentenced to death.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty.



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POINT OF RELIANCE FOR REVERSAL

APPELLANT CONTENDS THAT THE JUDG­
MENT OF THE COURT WHEREIN THE SEN­
TENCE OF DEATH IN THE ELECTRIC 
CHAIR WAS IMPOSED IS TOO HARSH AND 
SEVERE.

BRIEF AND ARGUMENT

Appellant voluntarily entered a plea of guilty 
to the charge of murder in the first degree. The 
death sentence was imposed. Appellant’s, counsel 
made a futile effort to win for him a sentence of 
life imprisonment.

Appellant, enjoying the benefit of Arkansas 
law, now rests his fate in the hands of this. Honor­
able Court, whose duty it is under law to examine 
all matters pertaining to the trial.

Appellant, while believing that a fair trial 
was accorded him for an unnecessary killing, prays 
the Court to invoke the Divine law, and commute 
the sentence of death to life imprisonment.

Respectfully submitted,

W. HAROLD FLOWERS,
Attorney for Appellant.



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