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- Batson (1)
- Complexities of pretrial release/detention reform; history of bail; reforms in the American system of pretrial release since the 1920s; proposals for future pretrial reform from a judicial perspective; Arkansas pretrial reform; (1)
- Criminal justice debt; Arkansas traffic violations result in jail time; minor offenses generating crippling debt or resulting in jail time; problem of fines and fees for relatively minor infractions that lead to incarceration for those who cannot afford to pay; scholarship about debtors’ prisons and fines-related litigation in Arkansas; legal framework in Arkansas for imposing and enforcing fines and fees; potential solutions to prevent the poor from suffering life-altering negative consequences for minor infractions (1)
- Equal Protection Clause (1)
- Failure-to appear (FTA) warrants; Arkansas has two laws addressing FTA -- ARK. CODE ANN. §§ 16-13-701–703 (2019 )and § 16-10-108(a)(3) (2019); Single federal statute addressing FTA -- 18 U.S.C. § 3146 (2019); FTA and "reasonable excuse"; (1)
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A Ticket To Jail: Do Minor Traffic Violations Result In Jail Time For Poor Arkansans?, Jessie Wallace Burchfield
A Ticket To Jail: Do Minor Traffic Violations Result In Jail Time For Poor Arkansans?, Jessie Wallace Burchfield
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Is It Time For Arkansas To Consider Pretrial Reform?, Judge Cindy Grace Thyer
Is It Time For Arkansas To Consider Pretrial Reform?, Judge Cindy Grace Thyer
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
Approximately two-thirds of the national jail population consists of pretrial detainees––people who are constitutionally presumed innocent of the charges they are facing. Many, if not most, of these individuals are incarcerated because they are unable to post money bail. This article explores some of the complexities of pretrial release/detention reform. It begins with the history of bail from its early use in England through its grounding in each American state’s constitution, with special emphasis upon the reforms that have occurred in the American system of pretrial release since the 1920s. Drawing on information and experiences from states across the nation, …
Disappearing Act: Arkansas’S Circularly-Defined Default, Judge Victor A. Fleming
Disappearing Act: Arkansas’S Circularly-Defined Default, Judge Victor A. Fleming
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law—The Call For An Adequate Remedy: The Lack Of Deterrence And Judicial Consequences For Prosecutors Who Habitually Violate Batson, Altimease Lowe
Criminal Law—The Call For An Adequate Remedy: The Lack Of Deterrence And Judicial Consequences For Prosecutors Who Habitually Violate Batson, Altimease Lowe
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.