Case Title: Spann v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR96-733

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 1997-05-12T00:00:00Z

Document:
David SPANN v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 96-733                                          ___ S.W.2d ___

                    Supreme Court of Arkansas
                 Opinion delivered May 12, 1997


1.   Criminal law -- sentencing controlled by statute since enactment of
     criminal code. -- Since the enactment of the criminal code,
     sentencing is controlled by statute.    

2.   Criminal law -- sentencing -- parole and transfer eligibility --
     appellant's argument on asserted conflict between holding in case and
     subsequent act was without merit. -- Because of the deference the
     supreme court has given to the General Assembly in the matter
     of sentencing, and because appellant made no constitutional
     argument about the separation of powers but, instead, centered
     his claim only on the asserted conflict between Andrews v.
     State, 251 Ark. 279,