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Littleton v. Blanton

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 13, 1984No. 83-163PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. Gaston Williamson, Special Justice.

Appellants were tried and convicted of misdemeanor criminal charges in the Municipal Court of Marked Tree, Arkansas. The Marked Tree Municipal Court was created pursuant to Act 616 of the 1975 Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas (“Act 616”). Appellants challenged the validity of the Marked Tree Municipal Court on the ground that Act 616 violates the 14th Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 which prohibits “local or special” legislation.

Act 616 provides that any municipality of the first class located in any county having a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Waterman v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  2. Simpson v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
  3. Beaumont v. AdkissonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  4. Buzbee v. HuttonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932
  5. Board of Trustees of Municipal Judges & Clerks Fund v. BeardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. McCutchen v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. City of Little Rock v. WatersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Foster v. Jefferson County Board of Election CommissionersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  4. Hall v. TuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  5. Arkansas Health Services Commission v. Regional Care Facilities, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2002

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