Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. The discussion in Hill of the procedure to follow on remand regarding the double-jeopardy issue appears only because there was going to be a new trial on account of the other grounds, there was a possibility that multiple findings of guilt might again occur, and the supreme court was providing guidance [to] the trial court upon retrial. Hill, 314 Ark. In that case, the appellant argued that his conviction on multiple counts of committing a terroristic act-rather than a single count-violated his Fifth Amendment double jeopardy right. (c) (1) (A) . Registry of certain sentencing orders. at 368, 103 S.Ct. Contact us. Serious physical injury is an injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. Ark.Code Ann. Official websites use .gov The Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and Arkansas State Police conducted the investigation, which is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. Tawnie Rowell was appointed Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission on June 10, 2021. 14 (F) Terroristic act, 5-13-310; 15 (G) Arson, 5-38-301; 16 (H) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, 5- 17 74-107; and 18 (I) An attempt, a solicitation, or a conspiracy to commit . 495, 499, 665 S.W.2d 265, 267 (1984); Harmon v. State, 260 Ark. Only at that time will the trial court be required to determine whether convictions can be entered in both cases. Id. See Ark.Code Ann. Indeed, had the supreme court found reversible error on double-jeopardy grounds, it would have reversed and dismissed the conviction and sentence for the less serious offense. at 337 Ark. I do not think that it is necessary for us to reach the merits of that question. But the terroristic act count involving Mrs. Brown is based upon the same or-well, actually the same facts and circumstances as the battery in the first-degree charge, the distinction being one is a Class [B] felony and one is a Class Y. When Justice Smith wrote in McLennan that there is no question multiple charges would ensue, he plainly referred to multiple counts of the same terroristic act charge, not separate charges for entirely different offenses. Hill v. State, supra, clearly does not stand for the proposition that the majority asserts. Read this complete Arkansas Code Title 5. The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects a defendant from: (1) a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal; (2) a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction; and (3) multiple punishments for the same offense. Statute # Class Name of Crime Ranking # 5-10-102 Y Murder I 10 # 5-38-202 Y Causing a Catastrophe (Offense date - 7/16/2003 and thereafter) 10 5-54-205 Y Terrorism (Offense date - 7/16/2003 and thereafter) 10 . 2536, 81 L.Ed.2d 425 (1984). Therefore, the Rowbottom court reasoned, the General Assembly made it clear that it intended to provide an additional penalty for the separate offense of simultaneously possessing controlled substances and firearms. (2) Upon conviction, any person who commits a terroristic act is guilty of a Class Y felony if the person with the purpose of causing physical injury to another person causes serious physical injury or death to any person. The Missouri statute defining armed criminal action provides that any person who commits a felony (such as first-degree robbery) by use of a dangerous or deadly weapon is also guilty of the crime of armed criminal action. endobj See Gatlin v. State, 320 Ark. The supreme court stated that had he fired his weapon and injured or killed three people, there is no question that multiple charges would ensue. Id. Appellant cannot demonstrate prejudice under these circumstances. A combination of pandemic-related delays and a significant increase in caseload resulted in four simultaneous jury trials in federal court last week. . Subsection (a) (5) provides that a defendant may not be convicted of more than one offense if the conduct constitutes an offense defined as a continuing course of conduct and the defendant's course of conduct was uninterrupted, unless the law provides that specific periods of such conduct constitute separate offenses.. 3 0 obj (Citations omitted.) Appellant maintains that the jury tried to refuse sentencing and attempted to sentence him outside the statutory minimums. Second-degree battery does not require proof of an additional element that committing a Class Y terroristic act does not require. Therefore, we hold that the trial court did not err in refusing to grant appellant's motion for a mistrial. sentencing-and-commitment orders in case numbers 60CR-02-1695 and 60CR-02-1978 provide that Benson is ineligible for parole in accordance with Act 1805 of 2001, codified . First, the two offenses are of the same generic class. Id. Because this case presents an issue of first impression regarding whether a prosecution for second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act based on the same conduct violates the Fifth Amendment's prohibition against double jeopardy, we attempted to certify the appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court, pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 1-2(b)(1) and (3). %PDF-1.4 % The weeks first trial began Monday morning with a case in which Sparkle Hobbs, aka Sparkle Bryant, 33, of Little Rock, was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. V , Thit k cn hchung c B2.1 HH02 Thanh H HH02 B2.1 ta A,B t tng 3-18. 5 13 310 Y Terrorist Act 9 (Offense date - August 12, 2005 and thereafter) 153, 165, 931 S.W.2d 417, 425 (1996) (stating, Given the clear legislative intent expressed in section 5-54-125(b) that fleeing is to be considered a separate offense, we have no doubt in concluding that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar Appellant's trial or punishment therefor.). If prosecution under these circumstances does not constitute double jeopardy, I cannot imagine a scenario in which it would exist. That holding is based on the erroneous view that, pursuant to Hill v. State, 314 Ark. We do address, however, the sufficiency of the evidence as to serious physical injury as it relates to committing a terroristic act, Class Y felony. An accused may be charged and prosecuted for different criminal offenses, even though one offense is a lesser-included offense, or an underlying offense, of another offense. %PDF-1.5 % 419, 931 S.W.2d 64 (1996). Id. Chung c B1.4 HH02 Thanh , Sn Mng Thanhphn phi 3000 cn hchung c B2.1 HH02, HH03 Thanh Hc xy , h u t Tp on Mng Thanh m bnChung c B1.3 Thanh HCienco 5t ngy . The trial court properly denied the appellant's motion. stream 5 13 310 Y Terroristic Act 8 (Offense date - Prior to August 12, 2005) 3. The final guilty verdict arrived late Friday evening, when jurors deliberated for only 20 minutes after hearing the evidence against Ryan Kinsey, 35, of Beebe, who was charged with one count of Social Security fraud and one count of making materially false statements to the Social Security Administration (SSA). at 282, 862 S.W.2d 836. This news release, as well as additional information about the office of the, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, is available online at. See Ark.Code Ann. v3t@4w=! You're all set! A person commits a terroristic act under Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-13 . 16 -90 802(d)(6) with data supplied by the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the Administrative Office of the Courts. Appellant argued in his motion for a directed verdict that the State failed to prove that he caused serious physical injury to Mrs. Brown, proof of which was necessary to sustain a conviction for both first-degree battery and a Class Y conviction for committing a terroristic act. 5-13-202(a)(3). Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. A motion for directed verdict challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. at 89, 987 S.W.2d 668. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. It must be accompanied by the intent to terrorize another person, cause a building to become evacuated, or incite extreme panic in the general public. FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. ARKANSAS SENTENCING STANDARDS GRID Effective Date - January 1, 1994, for Crimes Comm itted January 1, 1994 and thereafter Criminal History Score Offense . Criminal Offenses 5-13-310. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. See also Henderson v. State, 291 Ark. Part of the paperwork that Kinsey filled out in May 2018 to extend his benefits included sections where he affirmed that he was not working and was physically incapable of working based on his disability. 5-13-310 Y Terrorist Act (Offense date - Prior to 8/12/2005) 8 # The first note concerned count 3, which is not part of this appeal. All rights reserved. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law. 262, 998 S.W.2d 763 (1999). The case was investigated by NLRPD, ACC, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). At the close of the State's case and at the close of all of the evidence, appellant moved for a directed verdict, asserting that the State failed to prove that Mrs. Brown suffered serious physical injury. The trial court is clearly directed to allow prosecution on each charge. The difference between the offenses is based upon the degree of risk or risk of injury to person or property, or else upon grades of intent or degrees of culpability. Thanh tra TP H Ni cng b quyt nh thanh tra trch nhim ca phng, qun , TBCKVN Lnh o Tp on Mng Thanh cho bit, tp on ny s xy dng mt khch sn bnh vin ln nht ng Dng ti khu th Thanh , Hn 20 km ng trc Nam H Ni vi tng mc u t 5.000 t ng c thm nha, trng cy xanh khnh thnh dp , H iu ha L phi xanh trong lng khu th Thanh H Mng Thanh (b)(2)Any person who shall commit a terroristic act as defined in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed guilty of a Class Y felony if the person, with the purpose of causing physical injury to another person, causes serious physical injury or death to any person. It acknowledges that the offenses are separate for purposes of implying that one offense is a lesser-included offense, but simultaneously attempts to treat them as multiple charges of the same offense when attempting to apply McLennan. Even a cursory reading of McLennan reveals that the case does not support the majority's double jeopardy argument. The majority characterizes the offenses in whatever manner best suits its analysis. Search Arkansas Code. 412, 977 S.W.2d 890 (1998). Appellant premises his argument on (3). Hill v. State, 325 Ark. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 179 0 R>> 5-1-110(a) (Repl.1993). In sum, it appears that the majority has strained to affirm appellant's convictions of second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act by virtue of a flawed reasoning process and by relying on inapposite or nonexistent legal authority. The circuit court sentenced him to two, thirty-year sentences to run . A subsequent SSA-OIG investigation revealed that Kinsey had been working as a horse rancher on his family farm in Beebe. Kinsey was initially approved for Social Security Disability benefits in 2013 and had those benefits continued in June 2018. Revised Arkansas Sentencing Standards Grid Effective Date - For Offenses committed January 1, 2018 and Thereafter . 5-13-202(b) (Supp.1999). 4 0 obj 5 13 310 B Terroristic Act 5 # 5 14 103 Y Rape 9 5 14 104 A Carnal Abuse I 6 (Offense date - on or after July 28, 1995 and prior to August 13, 2001) xNDr9h[%YH$X 67, 983 S.W.2d 924 (1999); Rychtarik v. State, 334 Ark. Bit th thanh h , Lin k Thanh H Mng Thanh chnh thc ra hng ngy 02/06/2016 to ln , Thit k cn hchung c B2.1 HH02 Thanh H HH02 B2.1 ta D,E t tng 3-18. 144, 14 S.W.3d 867 (2000) (conviction affirmed and double-jeopardy argument not addressed on appeal where no timely and appropriate objection was made in the trial court; court of appeals reversed). See Muhammad v. State, 67 Ark.App. 2016), no . FORT SMITH -- A 19-year-old Slanga 96 gang member will be sentenced this morning in Sebastian County Circuit Court after a jury convicted him Wednesday of second-degree murder and seven counts of. Even were we to consider appellant's double-jeopardy argument on the merits, we would hold that no violation occurred. at 40, 13 S.W.3d at 908. (2) Terroristic threatening in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. `7Xr[vs}|#\`,'Q, 4z,+xwz{l]E9mZhFIB-lf@1rF# N{'E"EkQM"^6.YlUe See also Sherman v. State, 326 Ark. Under Arkansas law, in order to preserve for appeal the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction of a lesser-included offense, a defendant's motion for a directed verdict must address the elements of the lesser-included offense. Here, the legislative intent is not clear. Thus, even though the majority fails to acknowledge this requirement, it is necessary, pursuant to our supreme court's holding in Rowbottom v. State, supra, to determine whether the Arkansas General Assembly intended to enact an additional penalty for conduct supporting convictions for both second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act. It is when the jury returns guilty verdicts that the defense should move the trial court to limit the judgment of conviction to one charge. endobj The majority states: Thus, each of the two bullets that penetrated Mrs. Brown would comport with each of the two guilty verdicts that the jury rendered. 60CR-17-4358. %%EOF !e?aA|O^rz&n,}$wq.f 673, 74 L.Ed.2d 535 (1983), the United States Supreme Court held that convictions for first-degree robbery and armed criminal action did not constitute double jeopardy where the Missouri legislature intended that the punishment for violations of both statutes be cumulative. McLennan provides no authority for the majority's double jeopardy argument because the charges for which the instant appellant was convicted are different from the charges in the McLennan case. sentencing guidelines on 1/1/1994. Lin h Mr. Nam: 097.807.4463 035.267.5102 ( Ms H) c bit thng tin chi tit v gi tt nht. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. During the sentencing phase of the trial, the jury sent four notes to the trial court. The fourth note asked, with regard to count 2, what would happen if the jury failed to agree to a prison sentence. Appellant moved for a mistrial, arguing that the jury was confused. In Rowbottom, our supreme court held that a defendant's conviction for possession of drugs and for simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms does not constitute double jeopardy. Thus, the prohibition against double jeopardy was not violated in this case. Although appellant raises his double-jeopardy argument first, preservation of the appellant's right to freedom from double jeopardy requires us to examine the sufficiency of the evidence before we review trial errors. Circuit Court jury convicted him of two counts of a terroristic act, which he committed in March 2002. Arkansas Sentencing Standards Seriousness Reference Table. Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved. In other words, the same facts that you would use to convict someone of battery in the first-degree and the facts in this case are identical to those that you would use for a terroristic act. The second guilty verdict of the week was returned on Friday morning. One trial is expected to last several weeks, and the other three concluded last week with the convictions of three defendants. But we must reverse and dismiss the felon-in-possession conviction . 60CR-17-4171 is wholly affirmed. I concur in the decision to affirm appellant's convictions. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Given the applicable federal case law governing double jeopardy, and because there is no clear legislative intent indicating that the offenses are to be punished cumulatively, pursuant to Rowbottom v. State, 341 Ark. The majority asserts that appellant's double jeopardy argument on appeal is procedurally barred. D N NH LIN K BIT TH , Chnh ch cn bn l t LIN K THANH H B2.3 gi r. Criminal Offenses 5-13-310. 1 This impact assessment was prepared 4/5/2021 1:09 PM by the staff of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission pursuant to A. C. A. HWWU~?G%{@%H(AP#(J IJ The Hill court reversed and remanded on other grounds, but stated that the trial court correctly denied appellant's motions. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Cameron McCree and Lauren Eldridge and was also tried before Judge Baker. 87, 884 S.W.2d 248 (1994). <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Cp nht nhng tin tc mi nht v bt ng sn trn th trng nhanh chng nht, chnh xc nht. But also in June 2018, a SSA employee with the Searcy field office noticed that, based on the physical appearance of Kinsey and the fact that he arrived at the office driving a truck with a large horse trailer attached, Kinsey appeared as if he had been working. 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