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LAMBERT v. STATE

No. CR 85-116.

692 S.W.2d 238 (1985)

286 Ark. 408

Thomas Charles LAMBERT and Elmer Smith, Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender by Donald K. Campbell, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellants.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Connie Griffin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

Thomas Lambert and Elmer Smith escaped from the Wrightsville Unit of the Department of Corrections on August 14, 1983. They both pleaded guilty to the charge of escape. Due to the circumstances surrounding the escape, the trial court was convinced they should not receive severe sentences and suspended their sentences. However, the state subsequently realized that, according to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-803 (Supp.1983), neither should have received...

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