DICK v. STATE

No. CR 04-1391.

217 S.W.3d 778 (2005)

Teresa Michelle DICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Irwin, P.A., by: Seth Irwin, Russellville, for appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Laura Shue, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

Teresa Michelle Dick appeals her conviction for first-degree false imprisonment alleging that there is insufficient evidence to prove that she restrained her daughter without consent and lawful authority. Specifically, she argues that her conviction cannot stand because a parent cannot be criminally liable for restraining his or her child. We disagree and affirm.

Standard of Review

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