Coleman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 2002
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State ex rel. Bryant v. McLeod · Rosario v. State · Neely v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]his provision [ Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-102 ] merely merged “all crimes dealing with the wrongful acquisition of property or services into a single, comprehensive offense.” Original Commentary to § 5-36-102, Vol. B, p. 219. The drafters hoped that “making theft a single offense, regardless of the manner in which it occurs, will reduce the needless wrangling at both trial and appellate levels over whether particular conduct that is obviously criminal constitutes one offense rather than another.” Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Nelson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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