Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-89-111 — Evidence generally
Arkansas § 16-89-111
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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-89-111 (2026).
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(a)The state shall first offer the evidence in support of an indictment or information.
(b)The defendant or his or her counsel shall then offer the defendant's evidence in support of his or her defense.
(c)The parties may then respectively offer rebutting evidence only, unless the court for good reason, in furtherance of justice, permits them to offer evidence upon their original cases.
(d)A confession of a defendant, unless made in open court, does not warrant a conviction unless:
(1)Accompanied with other proof that the offense was committed; or (2) Supported by substantial independent evidence that would tend to establish the trustworthiness of the confession.
(e)(1) (A) A conviction or an adjudication of delinquency may not be had in any case of felony upon the testimony of an ac
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Legislative History
Amended by Act 2013, No. 983,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Crim. Code, §§ 222-224, 239, 240; Acts 1883, No. 3, § 1, p. 2; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3173-3175, 3181, 3182; Pope's Dig., §§ 4009-4011, 4017, 4018; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2112 -- 43-2116; Acts 2001, No. 903, § 1.
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