(1) A person commits the offense of possessing an instrument of crime if he or she possesses any instrument of crime with a purpose to employ it criminally.
(2) Possessing an instrument of crime is a Class A misdemeanor.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102
Possessing instrument of crime
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 75 Ark. App. 147 - Geer v. State (2001)
Most recently applied in 2021 Ark. App. 471 - Andrew Burton v. State of Arkansas (December 2021)
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3102; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3102.
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