Legal Opinion

Curry v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 2, 1983No. CR 82-157PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Richard Alan Curry, was convicted of the crime of possession of a controlled substance, methaqualone, under the Arkansas Uniform Controlled Substances Act. On appeal he contends that the Act must be declared invalid for either of two reasons: First, it is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority and, second, it violates the fair notice requirements of due process of law. We affirm the conviction. Jurisdiction is in this Court since the appeal involves a challenge to the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly. Rule 29 (1) (a) and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. McArthur v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
  3. Howell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  4. State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. TurmonMichigan Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Christopher Tiplick v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Commonwealth v. HamiltonKentucky Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Finn v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Finn v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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