TOM GLAZE, Justice.
This appeal arises from the trial court's denial of bail on appeal under Ark. R.App. P.—Crim. 6(b)(3), and requires us to examine the constitutionality of that rule. We thus have jurisdiction under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(1) and (b)(6).
Sammy Smith was convicted of first-degree murder on September 1, 2000, and sentenced to forty years' imprisonment. That same day, he was released on a $50,000 appeal bond after the trial court made...
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