Hart v. State

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2014 Ark. 250

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-13-579 RICHARD ELI HART Opinion Delivered May 29, 2014 APPELLEE APPEAL FROM THE UNION V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. CR-12-330] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE HAMILTON H. APPELLANT SINGLETON, JUDGE AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice This appeal involves an allegation of the imposition of an illegal sentence and requires this court to determine whether Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-4-702(a) (Supp. 2011), which permits enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed in the presence of a child, applies to the offense of…