Legal Opinion · Dissent

In re Haynes

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 7, 2013No. 12-767Published

1DissentJim Hannah, Chief Justice

Because I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that Haynes recklessly possessed methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, I respectfully dissent. Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-2-202(3) (Repl.2006),

(A) A person acts recklessly with respect to attendant circumstances or a result of his or her conduct when the person consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the attendant circumstances exist or the result will occur.

(B) The risk must be of a nature and degree that disregard of the risk constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rollins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009

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