{ "id": 8723993, "name": "Young v. State", "name_abbreviation": "Young v. State", "decision_date": "1888-05", "docket_number": "", "first_page": "501", "last_page": "505", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "50 Ark. 501" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ark.", "id": 8808, "name": "Arkansas Supreme Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 34, "name_long": "Arkansas", "name": "Ark." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "28 Ark., 121", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 1884368 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/ark/28/0121-01" ] }, { "cite": "19 Ark., 156", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 8725477 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/ark/19/0156-01" ] }, { "cite": "5 Cush., 605", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Cush.", "case_ids": [ 314658 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/mass/59/0605-01" ] }, { "cite": "2 Humph., 39", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Hum.", "case_ids": [ 8541854 ], "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/tenn/21/0039-01" ] }, { "cite": "33 Ark., 561", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 8725171 ], "weight": 2, "opinion_index": -1, "case_paths": [ "/ark/33/0561-01" ] }, { "cite": "33 Ark., 561", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ark.", "case_ids": [ 8725171 ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ark/33/0561-01" ] } ], "analysis": { "cardinality": 458, "char_count": 8358, "ocr_confidence": 0.47, "pagerank": { "raw": 2.2713690710463404e-07, "percentile": 0.7837972406885498 }, "sha256": "d8eb803a9fb87939b5e88fb930c6c15383d05efece3c3d9034532168405d4dce", "simhash": "1:b807ff585c3a18d3", "word_count": 1493 }, "last_updated": "2023-07-14T17:56:08.326499+00:00", "provenance": { "date_added": "2019-08-29", "source": "Harvard", "batch": "2018" }, "casebody": { "judges": [], "parties": [ "Young v. State." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "Battle, J.\nYoung was indicted by the grand jury of Pulaski county for robbery. It is alleged in the indictment that he and two others, on the 1st day of July, 1887, in and-upon one Aaron Elmore wilfully and feloniously did make an assault, and fifty-eight dollars, describing it, and one hat, of the value of one dollar, and two pocket knives, worth one dollar, of the goods and chattels of said Aaron Elmore, from the person of said Elmore, \u201cby force and against his will, feloniously, forcibly and violently did rob, steak take and carry away, against the peace and dignity of the state of Arkansas.\u2019\u2019 Young was convicted in the manner and form charged in the indictment. He moved for arrest of judgment and for a new trial, both of which were, denied and he appealed.\nIt is, urged that the indictment is insufficient, because it is not alleged therein that Aaron Elmore \u201cwas put in fear1\u201d But this was not necessary as held by this court in Clay v. State, 33 Ark., 561. To constitute robbery the taking may be by force or a previous putting in fear, and it is sufficient to charge it in either form.\nEl,more was robbed in the night, between one and two o\u2019clock, by three persons. It was dark. He did not know their names, and was unable to recognize any of them, except Young, when they were afterwards arrested. Immediately after he was robbed he informed one Paine, an officer, of what had occurred. One Tony Anthony testified, in the trial, that on the next morning after the robbery was committed, Paine told him that \u201che was on to the fellows that committed the robbery, and, if they didn\u2019t put up or whack up with him some of the money they had, he would pull the whole party;\u201d that Paine did not give the names of the persons suspected; that on the same morning, Young and several .others were at his, Anthony\u2019s house, and he repeated to them what Paine had said; that on the night following, about half past eleven o\u2019clock, Young and two others, who had heard him repeat what Paine said, went to his house and called him out and gave him eight dollars, and request\u25a0ed him to give it to Paine, \u201cto hush the robbery up,\u201d which he did and told Paine who gave it to him. Appellant moved to exclude this testimony, which the court refused to do.\nPaine testified that when he arrested Young he asked him who helped him to-rob Elmore, and he replied, \u201cWill Allen and All, McNair; \u201d that Young then said \u201che would like to paya fine and get out of it;\u201d and that he, Paine, made no threats or promises, and offered no inducement to Young to make any confession or admission. Appellant moved to exclude this testimony and the court denied his motion.\nAppellant now contends that the court erred in refusing to exclude the testimony of Anthony and Paine because it relates to involuntary confessions and is inadmissible.\nThe well established rule is, \u201cthat confessions of guilt, to be admissible, must be free from the taint of official inducement proceeding either from the flattery of hope or the torture of fear.\u201d The object of this rule is not to conceal crime, but to protect the accused from the effects of a false confession induced by the hope of gaining, thereby, relief or some temporal advantage. A confession made in the absence of any threat of temporal injury or promise of a temporal x\u2019eward or advantage,, in respect to the charge against him \u2014 in the absence of such influence as might swerve him from the truth \u2014 would be voluntary and admissible as evidence against the accused. Under such circumstances it Would be unreasonable for him to make admissions calculated to bring upon himself the consequences of crime, unless they were true. Wharton\u2019s Criminal Evidence, secs. 623-674, and cases cited.\nIn this case it appears that Young was at large. He was not suspected, so far as the evidence discloses, of being concerned in the robbery of Elmore. There was-no necessity for his making: any confession. \u25a0 He could gain nothing thereby, except make his guilt known, and cause his arrest. If innocent there could be no inducement in what was said to Anthony to cause him to make a false confession \u2014to swerve him from the truth. -There was no threat to arrestor prosecute any one, except the guilty; no one was charged with the robbery; no one, except the guilty, had \u25a0cause to fear arrest, and the only reason they had was their own sense of guilt. We can see no reason why the testimony of Anthony should have been excluded.\nWhen Young was arrested by Paine all hope \u00a9f advantage or relief in what was said to Anthony vanished. If he had been led to believe that Paine would not arrest or prosecute him, because of the money paid, that illusion had been dispelled by'his arrest. Anything said by him (o Paine by way of confession is not referrable to what Paine said to Anthony and was voluntary and admissible against him.\nIn explanation of his paying money to Anthony for Paine appellant testified that Anthony told him that Paine said he knew who committed the robbery, and that if be and others \u201cdid not put up,\u201d Paine would arrest all of them for gambling, and that they would have to employ an attorney to defend them. He further testified he did not say what Paine testified he said to him.\nApart from so much of the testimony of Paine and Anthony as we have stated, there was evidence suffieieut to sustain the verdict of the jury. There is no complaint here that the instructions of the court to the jury were erroneous1.\nJudgment affirmed.", "type": "majority", "author": "Battle, J." } ], "attorneys": [ "F. T, Vaughan, for appellant.", "D. W. Jones, Attorney-General, for appellee." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "Young v. State.\n1. Bobbery : How committed: Indictment.\nBobbery may be committed either by foi*ce or int\u00edmidati >n ; and it is sufficient to charge it in either form. Clary v. State, 33 Ark., 561.\n2, CONFESSIONS. Admissibility of: Robbery.\nOn the trial of an indictment for robbery, a witness testified that on the next morning after the robbery was committed, an officer told him that \u201che was on to the fellows that committed the robbery; and if they didn\u2019t put up or whack up with him some of the money they had, lie would pull the whole party;\u201d that the officer did not give - the names of the persoms suspected; that ou the same morning the defendant and several others were at the the witness\u2019 house and he repeated to them what the officer had said ; that on the night following, defendant and two others who had heard him repeat what the office^ said, went to the witness\u2019 house and calling him out, gave him eight dollars and requested him to give it to the officer \u201cto hush the rolfcery up.\u201d Held: That this testimony was properly admitted.\n$ Same; Same:\nThe defendant was convicted upon an indictment which charged him with the robbery of one Elmore. On the trial an officer testified that, when he arrested the defendant he asked him who helped him t-> rob Elmore, and he replied, \u201c Will Allen and -Alf. McNair;\u201d that the defendant then said, \u201che would like to pay a fine and get out of it;\u201d and that h\u00ae, (the officer) tna^e no threats or promises to the defendant and offered no inducements to him to make any confession. Held'. That such testimony related to a volunt iry confession and was admissible.\nAPPEAL from Pulaski Circuit Court.\nJ. W. Maktiu, Judge.\nF. T, Vaughan, for appellant.\n1. The indictment fails to allege that the person robbed' \u201cwas put in fear.\u201d 1 Whart. Prec. Ind. & Pleas, see. 410' et seq.; 1 Whart. Or. Law, see. 857; 59 111., 233; Bisk. Dir.. & Lor ms, secs. 931-2, &e.\n2. Anthony\u2019s and Paine\u2019s testimony should have been ex-eluded. The statements made by defendant in this connection, and his acts were induced by a belief that he was to-derive a benefit therefrom, viz: \u201cthat the robbery would be hushed up.\u201d Whart. Gr. Do., secs. 646, 650-1-3, note 6; 10' Grat., 734; 2 Humph., 39; 5 Cush., 605; Corley v. Statey Ante, 305. Without this evidence there was none to sustain, the verdict.\nD. W. Jones, Attorney-General, for appellee.\nIt was not necessary to allege that Elmore was \u201cput in fear.\u201d Mansf. Dig,, sec. 1589; 33 Ark., 561; Bish. Or. Proc., 948.\n2. The testimony of Anthony and Paine was competent\u00bb The disclosures were voluntary. The disclosure to Anthony was made before he was under arrest. Neither of them gave him any hope, or inflicted upon him \u201cthe torture of fear.\u201d 19 Ark., 156; 14 Id.,-556; 34 Id., 650; 35 Id., 35. See also 28 Ark., 121.\nBut without the testimony of Anthony and Paine, there was evidence to sustain the verdict." }, "file_name": "0501-01", "first_page_order": 509, "last_page_order": 513 }