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 June 17, 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 - . ■, * * * • W HONORABLE BOBBY STEEL Judge . • BRIEF AND ARGUMENT . . 1 \ \< -'~r 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 H* *1* *t* 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. 2 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. ■ '