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A Proposal To Change Sentencing Appeals In Arkansas, Anthony L. Mcmullen
A Proposal To Change Sentencing Appeals In Arkansas, Anthony L. Mcmullen
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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Certifying Questions To The Arkansas Supreme Court: A Practical Means For Federal Courts In Clarifying Arkansas State Law, Coby W. Logan
Certifying Questions To The Arkansas Supreme Court: A Practical Means For Federal Courts In Clarifying Arkansas State Law, Coby W. Logan
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the authority of federal courts to certify questions to the Arkansas Supreme Court and of some of the undeveloped legal issues surrounding the rule itself. The certification process, allowed under Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-8, is neither simple nor inexpensive, but it will most likely be less complicated and expensive than other alternatives available to a federal court and litigants involved in federal court litigation when a question of unclear Arkansas state law presents itself. Certification is treated as an appeal. Therefore, fees and costs are the same as in …