Legal Opinion · Dissent

Renfro v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 29, 1998No. CR 97-547Published

1DissentTom Glaze, Justice

Because the majority opinion fails to reveal that any error, much less prejudicial error, occurred to support reversing this case, I must dissent.

Here, the State charged Ray Renfro with violating Ark. Code Ann. § 8-6-205 (1987), thereby committing the offense of Illegal Disposal of Waste. Under § 8-6-205, a person can commit the one offense in three different ways. See § 8-6-205(a)(3), (4), and (5). The State’s information cited the entire statute, but specifically set out prohibited conduct tracking the 205(a)(4) provision, stating that, on June 19, 1996, Renfro illegally disposed of solid…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Yocum v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Fendley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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