COOPER v. STATE

No. CR 83-8.

645 S.W.2d 950 (1983)

278 Ark. 394

Bennie COOPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Potter, Texarkana, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Michael E. Wheeler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

This case, which involves criminal sentencing procedures, was certified to this Court by the Court of Appeals as it involves the interpretation of an act of the General Assembly, Rule 29(1)(c).

Sentencing procedures are controlled by statute. Holden v. State, 156 Ark. 521, 247 S.W. 768 (1923). The statute in effect on the date of the commission of the crime is the governing statute. Ark. Const. Art. II, § 17; Easley v. State...

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