Legal Opinion

Gooch v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 21, 2015No. CR-14-327PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRobin F. Wynne, Associate Justice

| Appellant David Gooch entered a conditional plea of no contest to one courit of Class A misdemeanor possession of a firearm by certain persons. He now appeals, arguing that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to dismiss because (1) he had not been adjudicated mentally ill or involuntarily committed to a mental institution as required by Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-73-103(a); (2) section 5-73-103(a)(3) is void for vagueness and deprives him of his right to due process as guaranteed by the United States Constitution; 1 and (3) section 5-73-103(a)(3) violates the Second…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Frette v. City of SpringdaleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  3. Raymond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  4. Standridge v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  5. Talbert v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Holland v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
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  3. Stover v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
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  5. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016

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