Standridge v. State

_JjI respectfully dissent. Contrary to the majority’s assertions, the circuit court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the State’s case against Standridge because Arkansas Code Annotated section 9-15-207 (Repl. 2009) is criminal in nature.

Our caselaw is replete with the proposition that jurisdiction is the power of the court to hear and determine subject matter in controversy. Bliss v. Hobbs, 2012 Ark. 315, 2012 WL 3374058 (per curiam); Culbertson v. State, 2012 Ark. 112, 2012 WL 745303 (per curiam); Fudge v. Hobbs, 2012 Ark. 80, 2012 WL 579483; Anderson v. State, 2011 Ark. 35, 2011 WL…