Standridge v. State (Majority, with Dissenting)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of Class D felony violating an order of protection and sentenced to fifty-four months in prison. The Supreme Court reversed and dismissed Defendant’s conviction, holding that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to try Defendant on the charge because it was not a criminal offense. Specifically, the Court concluded that the State charged and tried Defendant under Ark. Code Ann. 9-15-207, which was not a criminal statute. Therefore, Defendant’s charge and trial were not based on a criminal offense, and the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the matter.
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