Legal Opinion
State v. Ledwell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 21, 2017No. CR-17-94PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCourtney Hudson Goodson, Associate Justice
hThe State of Arkansas brings this interlocutory appeal from the Hot Spring County Circuit Court’s order dismissing the misdemeanor negligent-homicide charges against appellee Benjamin Ward Ledwell due to the expiration of the one-year statute of limitations. For reversal, the State argues that the circuit court erred in its interpretation of Arkansas Code Annotated section 5—1—109(f) (Supp. 2015). We reverse and remand.
On May 12, 2016, Arkansas State Police Special Agent Jimmie Thomas II, prepared an application for an arrest warrant for Ledwell. The affidavit alleged that, on May 19, 2015,…
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