Thompson v. State

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2016 Ark. 383

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-16-207 THEODIS N. THOMPSON, JR. Opinion Delivered November 10, 2016 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE PRAIRIE V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT [NO. CR-2014-25] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE TOM HUGHES, JUDGE REVERSED AND DISMISSED. KAREN R. BAKER, Associate Justice Attorney Theodis N. Thompson, Jr., appeals from an order of the Prairie County Circuit Court finding him in criminal contempt for his failure to appear at a scheduled hearing. Pursuant to the circuit court’s order, Thompson served a sentence of twenty-four hours…