Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-80-102 — Precedence given to criminal trials when victim under age of 14
Arkansas·Title 16
Notwithstanding any rule of court to the contrary and in furtherance of the purposes of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27.1, all courts of this state having jurisdiction of criminal offenses, except for extraordinary circumstances, shall give precedence to the trials of criminal offenses over other matters before the court, civil or criminal, when the alleged victim is a person under the age of fourteen (14) years.
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Related
Thompson v. Erwin
838 S.W.2d 353 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1992)
Legislative History
Acts 1985, No. 569, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-159.
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