Supreme Court of Arkansas· 6/27/2002

Thomas v. State

Citations

79 S.W.3d 347
349 Ark. 447
2002 Ark. LEXIS 386

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holding that trial court has statutory power to reduce sentence fixed by the jury
holding that under the circumstances of that case, the trial court iacked the authority to sentence the appellant under Act 346 because he was convicted of the crime of sexual solicitation of a child, a crime ineligible for expungement by statute
modifying Thomas’s sentence to reflect that his probation was not pursuant to Act 346 and that he was not entitled to expungement provisions therein
rejecting the claim that section 16-97-107(e), permitting the trial court to reduce the punishment imposed by a jury, irreconcilably conflicted with and implicitly repealed sections 5-4-103 and 16-97-101
alleged conflict between Title 5 and Title 16 concerning the trial court’s authority to reduce the punishment imposed by a jury
“The State’s ability to appeal is not a matter of right; rather, it is limited to those cases described under Ark. R. App. P.–Crim. 3.”

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Judges: Donald L. Corbin

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