SMITH v. STATE

No. CR78-169.

575 S.W.2d 677 (1979)

Delores SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

January 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Massie, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Even though the state has confessed error, there are important statutory interpretations essential to the result in this case. As a result, we must treat the factual and legal questions involved as fully as we would if the issues had been contested.

Appellant Delores Smith was charged with shoplifting in the Municipal Court of Pine Bluff. Upon being found guilty, she appealed to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, where she was found...

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