State v. Rice

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

The State has appealed the trial court’s dismissal, on double jeopardy grounds, of a felony charge and a revocation petition. We dismiss the appeal involving the revocation petition, and reverse and remand finding that the trial court erroneously dismissed the felony charge.

On July 16, 1995, Leon Jackson Rice was pulled over during a traffic stop. The investigating officer arrested Rice for possession of a controlled substance. On August 31, 1995, the State filed a civil in rem forfeiture action against Rice’s seized vehicle pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §…