Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided January 17, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Douglas C. Kidd State Representative P.O. Box 137 Benton, Arkansas 72018

Dear Representative Kidd:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Act 549 of 1993 and Amendment 33 to the Arkansas Constitution. Act 549 merged the Board of Correction and the Arkansas Adult Probation Commission to form the Board of Correction and Community Punishment. Specifically, you have asked whether the provision establishing the seven member Board of Correction and Community Punishment, or any other part of Act 549, violates Ark. Const. Amend. 33. It is my opinion that Act 549 of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arnold v. KempSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  2. Jones v. MearsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  3. Pogue v. CooperSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  4. Walden v. HartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
  5. Ports Petroleum Co., Inc. of Ohio v. TuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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