Legal Opinion
Bradford v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 2, 1997No. CR 96-172PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
Roger Bradford was arrested on January 15, 1992, and found to be in possession of almost 114 grams of rock cocaine as well as some cocaine in powdered form. Mr. Bradford was not tried until June 22, 1995. He was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401 (a)(ii) (Supp. 1995), and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Arkansas R. Crim. P. 28.2 requires that one who has been continuously held in custody after arrest be tried within twelve months. Rule 28.3 provides excepted periods of time in calculating the twelve-month…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Noland v. NolandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Richmond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Mallory v. Hartsfield, Almand & Grisham, LLPSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
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