McCLANAHAN v. STATE

No. CR 09-761.

358 S.W.3d 900 (2010)

2010 Ark. 39

Patricia McCLANAHAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Boling Bibb , Paragould, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by Vada Berger , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

Appellant Patricia McClanahan was convicted by a Scott County jury of manslaughter and abuse of a corpse, for which she was sentenced to consecutive terms of 120 months and 72 months, respectively. McClanahan does not challenge her manslaughter conviction; her sole point on appeal is that the circuit court abused its discretion in denying her motion to dismiss the abuse-of-a-corpse charge. McClanahan asserts that her prosecution for abuse...

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