McArthur v. Circuit Court

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

On January 18, 1972, the state charged petitioner, Peggy McArthur, in the Little Rock Municipal Court with two separate felony violations of Act 590 of the General Assembly of 1971, being known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. One of the cases involved a delivery of hashish and the other a delivery of marijuana. Petitioner appeared the next day and entered pleas of not guilty. On motion of the state the causes were continued and reset for hearing on Janury 27, 1972. In the meantime, on January 20, 1972, the state filed felony informations1 on the same…