Case Name: STATE of Arkansas v. Archie STRINGFELLOW
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1972-10-30
Citations: 253 Ark. 390
Docket Number: 5763
Parties: STATE of Arkansas v. Archie STRINGFELLOW
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 253
Pages: 390–390

Head Matter:
STATE of Arkansas v. Archie STRINGFELLOW
5763
486 S.W. 2d 65
Opinion delivered October 30, 1972
Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., by: Gene O’Daniel Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Carpenter, Finch & McArthur, for appellee.

Opinion:
Conley Byrd, Justice.
At a time when appellee Archie Stringfellow could only have been charged with assault with intent to kill, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-606 (Repl. 1964), he made a voluntary confession concerning the assault to kill. After the victim died and after the giving of the confession, he was charged with first degree murder pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2205 (Repl. 1964). The trial court ruled the confession inadmissible because Stringfellow had not been warned of the first degree murder charge. The jury found Stringfellow guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assessed his fine at $100.00. The State has appealed pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §-43-2720 (Repl. 1964).
We agree with the State that the trial court erroneously held the confession inadmissible. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602 L. ed. 2d 694, 10 A.L.R. 3d 974 (1968), which deals only with the criterion for determining the voluntariness of a confession, contains nothing that would make this confession inadmissible.
Because of the double jeopardy provision of our constitution, we cannot reverse and remand for a new trial, but for the orderly administration of justice we do declare that error was committed.