Legal Opinion
Pike v. Benton Circuit Court
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 10, 2000No. CR 99-982PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WH. “Dub” ARNOLD, Chief Justice.
Petitioner Eric Scott Pike petitions this court to issue a writ of prohibition to the circuit court on the grounds that that court lacks personal jurisdiction over him due to the fact that his probationary period has ended. We hold that a writ of prohibition is not an appropriate remedy in this case and deny the petition.
On November 10, 1993, petitioner pleaded guilty to four counts of forgery, a Class C felony. The trial court initially deferred acceptance of the petitioner’s guilty plea and gave him three years of supervised probation, pursuant to Act 346 of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nucor Holding Corp. v. RinkinesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Green v. MillsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- West Memphis School District No. 4 v. Circuit Court of Crittenden CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- McGhee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Wise Co., Inc. v. CLAY CIRCUIT, EASTERN DIST.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
- St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Circuit CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- Ramirez v. White County Circuit CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZZETTE v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Moody v. Arkansas County Circuit CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- Pike v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
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