Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 17, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Mark Stodola Prosecuting Attorney Sixth Judicial District P.O. Box 1979 Little Rock. AR 72203

Dear Mr. Stodola:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether it is required that prosecutors pay expert witnesses a fee or expenses for testimony in criminal cases when the expert testimony is based on work performed in the course of their employment by the State of Arkansas. You indicate that your office is receiving numerous requests from medical doctors seeking expert witness fee compensation for their appearance under a subpoena at a criminal trial. In some cases,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. MacKey v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Arkansas State Game & Fish Commission v. KizerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
  4. Flinn v. Prairie CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
  5. Arkansas State Highway Commission v. WitkowskiSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975

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