Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-2-205 — Causation
Arkansas § 5-2-205
JurisdictionArkansas
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-205 (2026).
Text
Causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant operating either alone or concurrently with another cause unless:
(1)The concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result; and (2) The conduct of the defendant was clearly insufficient to produce the result.
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Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 205; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-205.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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