Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided June 6, 2018No. CR–17–446Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partLarry D. Vaught, Judge

I agree with the original panel that we must reverse Williams's residential-burglary conviction because it appears that the circuit court made a legal error by impermissibly considering evidence of an underlying intent with which Williams was never charged. We differ on whether reversal of Williams's residential-burglary conviction requires us to also reverse the court's subsequent revocations of Williams's SIS based on his commission of that new offense. I contend that it does not and dissent from the majority's decision to reverse the revocations. Absent a clearly defined legal basis for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bradley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. Flemons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  3. Brown v. Arkoma Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  4. Payne v. State IICourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017

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