Legal Opinion

Springston v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 27, 1997No. 95-1366PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Justin Springston was charged in a delinquency petition with possession of marijuana. He moved to dismiss the charge, arguing that the State had failed to prove that the substance he possessed contained Tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The judge denied the motion to dismiss and found the allegations in the juvenile petition to be true. Springston was sentenced to six months’ probation, five days in juvenile detention (suspended), community service, and he had his driver’s license suspended for one year. We affirm.

On October 27, 1994, the State…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Moser v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. Blair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1985
  3. Armstrong v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. David New v. Dale DenverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. Bobby Kellensworth v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2021
  3. David New v. Dale DenverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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