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Ray v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 1, 1973
491 S.W.2d 585 (Ark. 1973)

Opinion

No. CR 73-43.

March 1973


ORDER

No extraordinary circumstances, unusual or exceptional conditions, appearing the record (as Provided in Rules I and II of our Criminal Rules hereafter to be known as Criminal Procedure Rules 2 and 3 adopted by this court on June 28, 1971), the White County Circuit Court, Second Division, is herewith directed to either set for trial Case No. 2579 wherein the Defendant, Franklin Ray, is charged with the crime of Burglary and Grand Larceny, on or before April 16, 1973, or, in the alternative, to release said Defendant, on his own recognizance by said date to await trial.

Criminal Procedure Rule 2
All courts of this state having jurisdiction of criminal offenses shall hence. forth, except for extraordinary circumstances, give precedence to the trials of criminal felon" offenses over other matters before said courts.
Criminal Procedure Rule 3
All courts of this state having jurisdiction of criminal offenses shall henceforth, in the absence of unusual or exceptional conditions requiring the expeditious trial of an accused person free on bail, give precedence to the trials of those criminal offenses in which the accused person is incarcerated by the state ending said trial.

It is so ordered.

FOGLEMAN, J., would deny the Writ.


Summaries of

Ray v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 1, 1973
491 S.W.2d 585 (Ark. 1973)
Case details for

Ray v. State

Case Details

Full title:Franklin RAY v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Mar 1, 1973

Citations

491 S.W.2d 585 (Ark. 1973)
254 Ark. 74

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