Dougan v. State

Bradley D. Jesson, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Kimberly Ann Dougan, was convicted of abuse of a corpse, Ark. Code Ann. § 5-60-101 (Repl. 1993), sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, and ordered to pay a $10,000.00 fine. She raises two arguments on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss on the basis that the statute is unconstitutionally vague; and (2) the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict because there was insufficient evidence that she had “physically mistreated” a corpse. We affirm.

Facts

On the morning February 16, 1994, the body of a…