Smith v. State

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Even though the state has confessed error, there are important statutory interpretations essential to the result in this case. As a result, we must treat the factual and legal questions involved as fully as we would if the issues had been contested.

Appellant Delores Smith was charged with shoplifting in the Municipal Court of Pine Bluff. Upon being found guilty, she appealed to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, where she was found guilty on trial de novo. She brings this appeal from the judgment in the circuit court, stating the following points for reversal:

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