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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-104 - Presumption of jurisdiction

It shall be presumed upon trial that the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the court, and the court may pronounce the proper judgment accordingly unless the evidence affirmatively shows otherwise.
Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 26, Acts 1937, p. 1384; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1426; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 210.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-105 - Territorial jurisdiction of certain courts generally

(a)
The jurisdiction of the Senate and Supreme Court embraces the whole state.
(b)
The local jurisdiction of circuit courts shall be of offenses committed within the respective counties in which they are held.
(c)
The local jurisdiction of district courts shall be of offenses committed within the limits of the jurisdiction of the courts, as prescribed by the statutes creating or regulating them.
Crim. Code, §;§; 14-16; C. & M. Dig., §;§; 2864-2866; Pope's Dig., §;§; 3680-3682; A.S.A. 1947, §;§; 43-1407 -- 43-1409; Acts 2007, No. 663, §; 54.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-106 - Mississippi River - Jurisdictional boundaries

(a)
The criminal jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas is extended as follows:
Beginning at a point where the north boundary line of Arkansas intersects the west bank of the Mississippi River and extending east along a line in extension of and parallel to the said north boundary of Arkansas to the east bank of the said Mississippi River; thence south along the bank, and following the meandering thereof to a point where a line drawn east along and parallel to the south boundary of Arkansas would intersect the east bank of the Mississippi River, thence west along that line to a point where the south boundary line of Arkansas intersects the west bank of the Mississippi River.
(b)
The State of Arkansas and her sister states, Tennessee and Mississippi, have concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the parts of the territory lying opposite them and between the lines extending and parallel to their north and south boundaries.
Acts 1909, No. 290, §§ 1, 2, p. 888; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2860, 2861; Pope's Dig., §§ 3676, 3677; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1401, 43-1402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-107 - Francis River - Jurisdictional boundaries

(a)
The criminal jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas is extended as follows:
Beginning at a point where the north boundary line of Arkansas intersects the west meander line of the St. Francis River and running east on an extension of the north boundary line to the meander line on the east bank of the river; thence south with the meander line of the river to the point where the meander line intersects the south boundary line of the State of Missouri; thence west on an extension of the south line of Missouri to the meander line on the west bank of the river; thence north with the meander line of the river to the point of beginning.
(b)
The State of Arkansas and her sister state, Missouri, have concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the parts of the territory lying opposite them and between the lines extending and parallel to their north and south boundaries.
Acts 1911, No. 81, §§ 1, 2; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2857, 2858; Pope's Dig., §§ 3673, 3674; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1403, 43-1404.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-108 - Jurisdiction of counties - Offenses generally

(a)
When any offense may be committed on the boundary of two (2) counties or where the person committing the offense may be on one side and the injury is done on the other side of the boundary, the indictment may be found and the trial and conviction thereon had in either of the counties. If it is uncertain where the boundary is, the indictment may be found and a trial had in either county.
(b)
Where a river is the boundary between two (2) counties, the criminal jurisdiction of each county shall embrace offenses committed on the river or any island thereof.
(c)
Where the offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another or the acts or effects thereof requisite to the consummation of the offense occur in two (2) or more counties, the jurisdiction is in either county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 93; Crim. Code, §§ 17, 18; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2869, 2874, 2875; Pope's Dig., §§ 3685, 3690, 3691; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1412, 43-1413, 43-1414.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-109 - Jurisdiction of counties - Importing property into state

(a)
Where the offense consists of importing any property into the state, the jurisdiction shall be in any county into which the offender imports the property.
(b)
Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this section, the county in which the defendant is first arrested shall proceed to try the offense, to the exclusion of others.
Crim. Code, §§ 19, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2876, 2878; Pope's Dig., §§ 3692, 3694; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1415, 43-1417.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-110 - Jurisdiction of counties - Kidnapping

(a)
Where the offense consists of kidnapping, seizing, or confining a person without lawful authority, the jurisdiction shall be in the county in which the kidnapping, seizing, or confining was committed, or in any county in which it was continued.
(b)
Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this section, the county in which the defendant is first arrested shall proceed to try the offense, to the exclusion of the others.
Crim. Code, §§ 20, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2877, 2878; Pope's Dig., §§ 3693, 3694; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1416, 43-1417.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-111 - Jurisdiction of counties - Offense committed on boat or vessel

When any offense may have been committed within this state on board any steamboat, flatboat, keelboat, or other vessel in the course of any voyage or trip, an indictment for the offense may be found and a trial and conviction on the offense had in any county through which or any part of which the boat or vessel passed in the course of the same voyage or trip, and with like effect as in the county in which the offense was committed.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 92; C. & M. Dig., § 2873; Pope's Dig., § 3689; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1418.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-112 - Jurisdiction of counties - Mortal wound

If any wound or mortal injury is inflicted on any human being in this state, who shall die thereof in another state or country, whether the state or country is within the jurisdiction of the United States or not, an indictment may be found. A trial and conviction thereon may be had in the county in which the wound or mortal injury was given or inflicted in all respects as if the death had happened in the county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 96; C. & M. Dig., § 2879; Pope's Dig., § 3695; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1419.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-113 - Jurisdiction of counties - Stolen property

(a)
When any person is liable to be prosecuted as the receiver of any personal property that may have been feloniously stolen, taken, or embezzled, he or she may be indicted, tried, and convicted in any county where he or she received or had the property, notwithstanding that the larceny may have been committed in another county.
(b)
When property stolen in one county and brought into another has been taken by burglary or robbery, the offender may be indicted, tried, and convicted for the burglary or robbery in the county into which the stolen property was taken, in the same manner as if the burglary or robbery had been committed in that county.
(c)
(1)
Every person who steals or obtains by robbery the property of another in any other state or country, whether or not the state or country is within the jurisdictional limits of the United States, and who brings the property within this state, may be indicted, tried, and punished for larceny in the same manner as if the property had been feloniously stolen or taken within this state. In any case, the larceny may be charged to have been committed in any country into or through which the stolen property may have been taken.
(2)
Every person prosecuted under the provisions of this section may plead a former conviction or acquittal for the same offense in another state or country. If the plea is admitted or established, it shall be a bar to any other or further proceedings against the person for the same matter.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, §§ 91, 99, 255, 256; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2870, 2871, 2880-2882; Pope's Dig., §§ 3686, 3687, 3696-3698; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1420 -- 43-1423.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-114 - Jurisdiction of counties - Accessories to felonies

(a)
An indictment against any accessory to any felony may be found in any county where the offense of the accessory may have been committed, notwithstanding the fact that the principal offense may have been committed in another county.
(b)
The like proceedings shall be had therein, in all respects, as if the principal offense had been committed in the same county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 97; C. & M. Dig., § 2872; Pope's Dig., § 3688; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1424.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-115 - Katie's Law

(a)
This section shall be known and may be cited as "Katie's Law".
(b)
When any sexual offense, as defined by §
5-14-101
et seq., is committed against any person who at the time of the sexual offense was traveling within this state by private motor vehicle, common carrier, watercraft, or other mode of transportation and law enforcement is unable to determine the county in which the sexual offense was committed, the venue for prosecuting the person committing the sexual offense may be in any county of this state from, through, or to which the victim traveled.
Acts 2001, No. 582, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-116) › Section 16-88-116 - Traffic citations issued within a town or city with a district court - Placement on docket

All traffic citations issued within the boundaries of a town or city of this state which has a district court shall be placed on the docket of the district court of that town or city, unless the presiding judge of that court authorizes a transfer to another court exercising jurisdiction over the area in which the citation was issued.
Acts 2003, No. 1032, §; 1; 2007, No. 663, §; 55.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-201 - Removal for prejudice

Any criminal cause pending in any circuit court may be removed by the order of the court, or by the judge thereof in vacation, to the circuit court of another county whenever it shall appear, in the manner provided in this subchapter, that the minds of the inhabitants of the county in which the cause is pending are so prejudiced against the defendant that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in that county.
Crim. Code, § 414, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3087; Pope's Dig., § 3917; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-202 - Removal as to several defendants

When there are several defendants in any indictment or criminal prosecution and the cause of the removal of the defendants exists only as to one (1) or more of them, the other defendants shall be tried and all proceedings had against them in the county in which the case is pending, in all respects as if no order of removal had been made as to any defendant.
Crim. Code, § 431, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3107; Pope's Dig., § 3937; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-203 - One change of venue

Only one (1) change of venue shall be granted in any criminal case or prosecution.
Crim. Code, § 433, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3108; Pope's Dig., § 3938; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1518.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-204 - Application and issuance for order of removal

(a)
(1)
The application of the defendant for an order of removal shall be by petition setting forth the facts on account of which the removal is requested. The truth of the allegations in the petition shall be supported by the affidavits of two (2) credible persons who are qualified electors, actual residents of the county, and not related to the defendant in any way.
(2)
Reasonable notice of the application shall be given to the prosecuting attorney.
(3)
The court shall hear the application and, after considering the facts set forth in the petition and the affidavits accompanying it and any other affidavits or counter affidavits that may be filed and, after hearing any witnesses produced by either party, shall either grant or refuse the petition according to the truth of the facts alleged in it and established by the evidence.
(b)
Every order for the removal of a criminal cause under the provisions of this subchapter shall state whether the order is made on the application of the party or on facts within the knowledge of the court or judge making the order, and shall specify the cause of removal, and designate the county to which the cause is to be removed.
(c)
The order, if made in term time, shall be entered on the record of the proceedings of the court. If made by a judge in vacation, the order shall be in writing and be signed by the judge and shall be filed by the clerk with the petition, if any, as a part of the record.
Crim. Code, §§ 415, 417, 418, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 156; 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3088-3090; Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 27, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., §§ 3918-3920; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1502 -- 43-1504.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-205 - Recognizance required for certain defendants

(a)
When the order is made, the defendant, if not in custody and the offense charge is bailable, shall enter into recognizance with sufficient security for his or her appearance to answer the charges in the court to which the cause is to be removed, on the first day of the next term thereof, and not depart the court without leave.
(b)
The recognizance may be taken by the court or judge making the order of removal or by any officer authorized by law to let to bail after indictment is found.
(c)
When the recognizance is taken out of the court in which the cause is pending, it shall be filed with the clerk of the court as a part of the record in the cause.
(d)
No order for the removal of a cause shall be effectual in the case of any defendant not in confinement or custody unless a recognizance is entered into as directed in this subchapter or unless the order of the removal is delivered before any juror is sworn in the cause.
Crim. Code, §§ 419-421, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3091-3903; Pope's Dig., §§ 3921-3923; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1505 -- 43-1507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-206 - Order to remove the bodies of certain defendants

(a)
If the defendant is in actual custody, the court or judge granting the order of removal shall also make an order commanding the sheriff to remove the body of the defendant to the jail of the county into which the cause is to be removed and deliver the defendant to the keeper of the jail, together with the warrant or process by virtue of which he or she is imprisoned and held.
(b)
The sheriff shall obey the order without unnecessary delay and shall endorse on the commitment process or order of the court by which the prisoner is held in his or her custody the reason of the change of custody. The sheriff shall deliver the warrant with the prisoner to the keeper of the jail of the proper county, who shall give the sheriff a receipt therefor, and take charge of and keep the prisoner in the same manner as if he or she had been originally committed to the jail.
Crim. Code, §§ 422, 423, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3094, 3095; Pope's Dig., §§ 3924, 3925; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1508, 43-1509.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-207 - Second removal of same cause prohibited

In no case shall a second removal of the same cause be allowed.
Crim. Code, § 421, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3093; Pope's Dig., § 3923; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-208 - Notice of order of removal

(a)
When the order of removal is made in term time, it shall be deemed a notice to every person who has entered into recognizance to appear at the term.
(b)
In all other cases, the notice shall be given in writing, signed by the prosecuting attorney or the clerk of the court, and be served on the person so recognized in the manner provided by law for serving other notices.
Crim. Code, § 428, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3100; Pope's Dig., § 3930; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-209 - Transcript of records and proceedings

(a)
Whenever any order shall be made for the removal of any cause under the provisions of this subchapter, the clerk of the court in which the cause is pending shall make out a full transcript of the records and proceedings in the cause, including the order of removal, the petition therefor, if any, and the recognizance of the defendant and of all witnesses. The clerk shall immediately transmit the transcript, duly certified under the seal of the court, to the clerk of the court to which the removal of the cause is ordered.
(b)
If the transcript shall not have been transmitted or shall not have been received on or before the first term of the court to which the cause is ordered removed, or if the transcript shall be lost or destroyed, the cause shall not, by reason thereof, abate or be discontinued, but the transcript, or another in lieu thereof, may be transmitted and filed as required by this subchapter at or before the next succeeding term of the court. Proceeding shall be had thereon as if no failure or loss had happened.
(c)
On the receipt of the transcript by the clerk of the court to which any cause is removed, the clerk shall file the transcript as a record of his court, and the same proceedings shall be had in the cause in the court, and in the same manner in all respects, as if the cause had originated there.
Crim. Code, §§ 424-426, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3096-3098; Pope's Dig., §§ 3926-3928; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1510 -- 43-1512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-210 - Attendance of defendant and witnesses required

The defendant and all witnesses, and others who shall have entered into recognizance to attend the trial of any cause, having notice of the removal thereof, shall be bound to attend at the time and place of trial in the county to which the cause is so removed. A failure to do so shall be deemed a breach of the recognizance. Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, judgment of forfeiture shall be entered by the court as provided by law.
Crim. Code, § 427, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3099; Pope's Dig., § 3929; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-211 - Entitlement to forfeiture of bail

When any person shall be indicted in any county in this state and an order shall be made for a change of venue to any other county in this state, and the defendant has been admitted to bail and a forfeiture has been taken upon the bond and judgment rendered thereon by the court of the county in which the cause stands for trial, the judgment when collected shall be paid by the sheriff into the treasury of the county in which the indictment was found.
Acts 1899, No. 177, § 1, p. 314; C. & M. Dig., § 3105; Pope's Dig., § 3935; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1522.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-212 - Costs and expenses of removal

The costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the removal of any cause under the provisions of this subchapter shall be adjusted and allowed by the court where the cause is tried and shall be taxed and collected as other costs in the cause.
Crim. Code, § 429, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3101; Pope's Dig., § 3931; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-213 - Liability of initial county for costs of trial

(a)
Whenever a change of venue is taken in any cause from one county to another as provided by law, the county from which the change of venue is taken shall be liable for all costs for which counties are liable under existing laws, and the county to which the change of venue is taken and where the cause is tried shall not be liable for any cost.
(b)
(1)
It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court trying any cause, immediately after the trial of the cause, to make out a statement of all costs accrued in the cause and for which counties are liable under existing laws.
(2)
The statement of costs, if correct, shall be so certified by the judge of the court trying the cause. The clerk shall thereupon transmit the statement to the county clerk of the county in which the case originated, and the costs shall be allowed and paid by the county to the party entitled to the costs.
(c)
(1)
The court trying any cause or causes on change of venue shall also enter an order on the record of the court at the close of the term of the court allowing the county in which the cause or causes have been tried the amount of per diem of the trial jury engaged in the trial in any or all of the causes and sheriffs during the trials. It shall be the duty of the court in making the order to take into consideration parts of a day.
(2)
A copy of the order certified by the court shall be certified to the county clerk of the county where the cause or causes originated, and it shall be allowed and paid to the county trying the cause or causes by the county where the cause or causes originated.
Acts 1893, No. 65, §§ 1-3, p. 100; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3102-3104; Pope's Dig., §§ 3932-3934; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1519 -- 43-1521.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 88 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE (§§ 16-88-101 — 16-88-214) › Subchapter 2 - CHANGE OF VENUE (§§ 16-88-201 — 16-88-214) › Section 16-88-214 - Failure of clerk to perform duty

If any clerk of the circuit court shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty in relation to the removal of a cause enjoined on him or her by the provisions of §§
16-88-201
-
16-88-210
,
16-88-212
, and
16-88-214
, he or she shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by civil action in the name of the state.
Crim. Code, § 430, as added by Acts 1873, No. 98, § 1, p. 234; C. & M. Dig., § 3106; Pope's Dig., § 3936; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-101 - Trial times and postponements

(a)
(1)
When any circuit court is duly convened for a regular term, the court shall remain open for all criminal proceedings until its next regular term and may be in session at any time the judge thereof may deem necessary. However, no session shall interfere with any other court to be held by the same judge.
(2)
If the time has not been previously fixed by the court, or unless in such cases they are required by law to take notice, all interested parties shall receive notice of any proceeding affecting their rights and shall be given time to prepare to meet the proceeding.
(b)
(1)
If the defendant is in custody or on bail when the indictment is found, the trial may take place at the same term of the court on a day to be fixed by the court.
(2)
If not tried at the same term, all indictments, together with all other criminal prosecutions and penal actions, shall be docketed for the first day of the next term of the court unless a different day is fixed by the order of the court.
(3)
All prosecutions shall stand for trial on the day to which they are docketed, where the defendant is in custody, on bail, or has been summoned three (3) days before the commencement of the term.
(c)
(1)
When an indictment is called for trial, or at any time previous thereto, the court upon sufficient cause shown by either party may direct the trial to be postponed to another day in the same term or to another term.
(2)
The provisions of the Code of Practice in Civil Cases of 1869, in regard to postponements of the trial of actions, shall apply to the postponement of prosecutions on behalf of a defendant.
(d)
The prosecuting attorney shall not be required, in order to obtain a continuance of a criminal case, to make an affidavit to the causes for continuance. His official statement in writing shall be sufficient.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 159; Crim. Code, §§ 186-190; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3126-3131; Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 31, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., §§ 3961-3967; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1701 -- 43-1707.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-102 - Severance

(a)
When two (2) or more defendants are jointly indicted for a misdemeanor, they may be tried jointly or separately in the discretion of the court.
(b)
No trial on an indictment against two (2) or more defendants shall be delayed because some of the defendants have not been arrested. Those arrested or in custody shall be tried and the cause shall be continued as to those not arrested.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, § 101; Crim. Code, § 236; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3038, 3139; Pope's Dig., §§ 3862, 3975; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1801, 43-1803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-103 - Presence of defendant

(a)
(1)
If the indictment is for a felony, the defendant must be present during the trial.
(2)
(A)
(i)
If he or she escapes from custody after the trial has commenced or is present at the beginning of the trial and then causes himself or herself to be unable to appear at trial or if on bail shall absent himself or herself during the trial, the trial may either be stopped or progress to a verdict at the discretion of the court.
(ii)
This provision shall apply in all instances except where the death penalty is sought.
(B)
However, judgment shall not be rendered until the presence of the defendant is obtained.
(b)
If the indictment is for a misdemeanor, the trial may be had in the absence of the defendant.
Crim. Code, §§ 184, 185; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3136, 3137; Pope's Dig., §§ 3972, 3973; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2101, 43-2102; Acts 1997, No. 526, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1973, No. 555, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2101.1; Acts 2001, No. 424, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1979, No. 664, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 5-715.1, 5-715.2; Acts 1991, No. 469, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-106 - Defendant on bail for felony indictment

During the trial of an indictment for felony, when the defendant is on bail, he or she may remain on bail or be committed to and remain in the custody of the proper officer, as the court may direct.
Crim. Code, § 228; C. & M. Dig., § 3138; Pope's Dig., § 3974; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2103.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-107 - Trial of issues of law or fact

(a)
(1)
Issues of law shall be tried by the court.
(2)
An issue of law arises on a demurrer to the indictment.
(3)
All questions of law arising during the trial shall be decided by the court, and the jury shall be bound to take the decisions of the court on points of law as the law of the case.
(b)
(1)
Issues of fact shall be tried by a jury. However, the determination of fact concerning the admissibility of a confession shall be made by the court when the issue is raised by the defendant; the trial court shall hear the evidence concerning the admissibility and the voluntariness of the confession out of the presence of the jury, and it shall be the court's duty before admitting the confession into evidence to determine by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession has been made voluntarily.
(2)
An issue of fact arises upon a plea of not guilty or of former acquittal or conviction.
Crim. Code, §§ 181-183, 234; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3082-3085, 3178; Pope's Dig., §§ 3908-3911, 4014; Acts 1965, No. 489, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2104 -- 43-2107, 43-2131.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-108 - Waivers of trial by jury and death penalty

(a)
In all criminal cases, except where a sentence of death may be imposed, trial by a jury may be waived by the defendant, provided the prosecuting attorney gives his or her assent to the waiver. The waiver and the assent thereto shall be made in open court and entered of record. In the event of waiver, the trial judge shall pass both upon the law and the facts.
(b)
In all criminal cases where the punishment is death, the prosecuting attorney, with permission of the court, may waive the death penalty and in those cases punishment cannot be fixed at more than life imprisonment.
(c)
In all criminal cases where the maximum punishment is death by electrocution and the defendant waives a trial by jury, the court must determine that the defendant's waiver is voluntary and is not made in response to any promise or threat and that the waiver is freely made without fear or compulsion.
Init. Meas. 1936, No. 3, § 28, Acts 1937, p. 1384; Pope's Dig., § 3912; Acts 1971, No. 124, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2108 -- 43-2108.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-109 - Oath of jury members

When a jury of twelve (12) qualified jurors shall have been duly impaneled, they shall be sworn substantially as follows:
"You, and each of you, do solemnly swear, that you will well and truly try the case of the State of Arkansas against A. B., and a true verdict render, unless discharged by the court or withdrawn by the parties."
Crim. Code, § 219; C. & M. Dig., § 3170; Pope's Dig., § 4006; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2109.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-110 - Opening statements

(a)
The prosecuting attorney may then:
(1)
Read the indictment to the jury;
(2)
State the defendant's plea to the indictment and the punishment prescribed by law for the offense; and
(3)
Make a brief statement of the evidence on which the state relies.
(b)
The defendant or his or her counsel may then make a brief statement of the defense and the evidence upon which the defendant relies.
Crim. Code, §§ 220, 221; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3171, 3172; Pope's Dig., §§ 4007, 4008; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2110, 43-2111.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-111 - Evidence generally

(a)
The state shall first offer the evidence in support of an indictment or information.
(b)
The defendant or his or her counsel shall then offer the defendant's evidence in support of his or her defense.
(c)
The parties may then respectively offer rebutting evidence only, unless the court for good reason, in furtherance of justice, permits them to offer evidence upon their original cases.
(d)
A confession of a defendant, unless made in open court, does not warrant a conviction unless:
(1)
Accompanied with other proof that the offense was committed; or
(2)
Supported by substantial independent evidence that would tend to establish the trustworthiness of the confession.
(e)
(1)
(A)
A conviction or an adjudication of delinquency may not be had in any case of felony upon the testimony of an accomplice, including in the juvenile division of circuit court, unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant or the juvenile with the commission of the offense.
(B)
The corroboration under subdivision (e)(1)(A) of this section is not sufficient if it merely shows that the offense was committed and the circumstances of the offense.
(2)
However, a conviction may be had in misdemeanor cases upon the testimony of an accomplice.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 983,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Crim. Code, §§ 222-224, 239, 240; Acts 1883, No. 3, § 1, p. 2; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3173-3175, 3181, 3182; Pope's Dig., §§ 4009-4011, 4017, 4018; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2112 -- 43-2116; Acts 2001, No. 903, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-112 - Evidence - Proof of certain acts or facts

(a)
In trials for treason, no evidence shall be given of an overt act that is not expressly laid in the indictment, and no conviction shall be had unless one (1) or more overt acts are alleged therein.
(b)
In trials of indictments for conspiracy, in cases where an overt act is required by law to consummate the offense, no conviction shall be had unless one (1) or more overt acts are expressly alleged in the indictment and proved on the trial. However, overt acts other than those alleged in the indictment may be given in evidence on the part of the prosecution.
(c)
(1)
If the existence, constitution, or powers of any banking company shall become material or are in any manner drawn in question on the trial of any indictment or other proceeding in a criminal cause, it shall not be necessary to produce a certified copy of the charter or act of incorporation, but the existence, constitution, or powers may be proved by general reputation or by the printed statute book of the state by which the corporation was created.
(2)
On the trial of any indictment for counterfeiting any bill or note of any bank in this state, or of the United States, or of any other state or territory of the United States, the prosecuting attorney shall not be required to produce, on the trial, an authenticated copy of the charter of the bank, but the charter may be established in the manner prescribed in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
Rev. Stat., ch. 45, §§ 161, 162, 164, 165; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3117-3120; Pope's Dig., §§ 3951-3954; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2012 -- 43-2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-113 - Evidence - Acquittal upon certain insufficient evidence

(a)
In all cases where, by law, two (2) witnesses, or one (1) witness with corroborating circumstances are requisite to warrant a conviction, the court shall instruct the jury to render a verdict of acquittal if the requisition is not fulfilled, by which instruction they are bound.
(b)
(1)
Where two (2) or more persons are included in the same indictment, and the court is of the opinion that the evidence in regard to a particular individual is not sufficient to put him or her on his or her defense, it must, on motion of either party desiring to use the defendant as a witness, order him or her to be discharged from the indictment and permit him or her to be examined by the party so moving.
(2)
The order is an acquittal of the defendant and a bar to another prosecution for the same offense.
Crim. Code, §§ 233, 241; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3062, 3180; Pope's Dig., §§ 3888, 4016; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2117, 43-2118.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-114 - Documents - Production generally

Upon motion of either party, the court by its order and process may compel the production of any written document or any other thing which may be necessary or proper to be produced or exhibited as evidence on trial and may punish a disobedience of its orders or process as in case of witnesses refusing to testify.
Crim. Code, § 153; C. & M. Dig., § 3111; Pope's Dig., § 3945; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2010.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-117 - Limitation of witness fees in misdemeanor trials

In no trial of any misdemeanor in circuit court shall the fees of more than five (5) witnesses be taxed against any county or the state unless their materiality and importance are first affirmed and certified to, under oath, by the attorney at whose instance the additional witnesses are subpoenaed.
Acts 1915, No. 240, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 2920; Pope's Dig., § 3736; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-118 - Conduct of jury

(a)
(1)
In the discretion of the court, the jurors may be permitted to separate or be kept together in the charge of proper officers before the case is submitted to them. The officers must be sworn to keep the jury together during the adjournment of the court and to suffer no person to speak to or communicate with them on any subject connected with the trial, nor to do so themselves.
(2)
Whether permitted to separate or kept in the charge of officers, the jury must be admonished by the court that it is their duty not to permit anyone to speak to or communicate with them on any subject connected with the trial and that all attempts to do so should be immediately reported by them to the court, and that they should not converse among themselves on any subject connected with the trial or form or express any opinion thereon until the cause is finally submitted to them. This admonition must be given or referred to by the court at each adjournment.
(b)
(1)
When, in the opinion of the court, it is necessary that the jury should view the place in which the offense is charged to have been committed or in which any other material fact occurred, it may order the jury to be conducted in a body, in the custody of proper officers, to the place, which must be shown to them by the judge or by a person appointed by the court for that purpose.
(2)
The officers must be sworn to suffer no person to speak or communicate with the jury on any subject connected with the trial, nor do so themselves, except for the mere showing of the place to be viewed, and to return them into court without unnecessary delay or at a specified time.
Crim. Code, §§ 235, 243, 244; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3176, 3177, 3187, 3188; Pope's Dig., §§ 4012, 4013, 4023, 4024; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2119 -- 43-2122.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206) › Subtitle 6 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY (§§ 16-80-101 — 16-102-102) › Chapter 89 - TRIAL AND VERDICT (§§ 16-89-101 — 16-89-130) › Section 16-89-119 - Lack of jurisdiction

(a)
If, during the trial, it shall appear that the offense was committed out of the jurisdiction of the court, but within the jurisdiction of some other court of this state, the court shall stop the trial, discharge the jury, and take the proceedings in the case as directed in §
16-85-708
.
(b)
If it appears the offense was committed out of the state, the trial shall be stopped as in subsection (a) of this section and the defendant either discharged or ordered to be retained in custody for a reasonable time until the counsel for the state shall have an opportunity to inform the chief executive officer of the state in which the offense was committed of the facts and for that officer to require the delivery of the offender.
Crim. Code, §§ 229, 230; C. & M. Dig., §§ 3197, 3198; Pope's Dig., §§ 4033, 4034; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-2123, 43-2124.