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If police didn't read you your rights, that alone doesn't get your Arkansas criminal case dismissed. Police generally must give Miranda warnings before custodial interrogation: questioning while you're under arrest or restrained to that degree. A violation can keep...
At an Arkansas criminal jury trial, you're presumed innocent, and jurors decide whether the State has proved every element of a charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge rules on legal questions and evidence. If the jury returns a guilty verdict in a case...
Police in Arkansas need a lawful basis to stop you, search your car, enter your home, or examine the contents of your phone. If they cross that line, a court may exclude evidence obtained through the violation. But an unlawful search does not automatically mean...
Theft, shoplifting, and robbery overlap more than most people realize. In Arkansas, shoplifting isn't even a separate crime — it's theft of property. And what turns a theft into robbery isn't the value of what was taken, or whether anything was taken at all. It's...
What Police Look for in Field Sobriety Tests in Arkansas (And Why They’re Not Scientific) If you’ve been pulled over for suspected DWI in Arkansas, you’ve probably heard terms like “HGN,” “walk-and-turn,” or “one-leg stand.” Officers treat these tests as if they are...
Yes. Police in Arkansas can search your car after you say no, but they need legal authority independent of your refusal. Probable cause to believe the vehicle contains evidence or contraband is one basis; a lawful arrest-related search or inventory is another. Saying...
Hitting someone in self-defense isn't a crime in Arkansas if you reasonably believed they were using or about to use unlawful physical force against you, and you used no more force than you reasonably believed was necessary. But claiming self-defense doesn't prevent...
If your employer accuses you of stealing in Arkansas, an audit shortage or workplace-policy violation does not by itself establish theft. The State must prove that you knowingly took or controlled property without authorization, or obtained it through deception or...
Disorderly conduct is Arkansas's catch-all public-order charge, and it's often added to an arrest when nothing else fits. But § 5-71-207 is narrower than its reputation. The State has to prove one of nine specific kinds of conduct, plus a purpose to cause public...
Arkansas doesn't have a separate crime for helping someone commit an offense. If the State says you helped, it charges you with the offense itself — and if it proves you were an accomplice, you can face the same conviction and the same sentencing range as the person...