Ark. Code Ann. § 16-91-103
Precedence
Appeals in criminal cases shall take precedence over all other business of the Supreme Court and shall be placed first upon the docket for trial.
History. Crim. Code, § 349; C. & M. Dig., § 3431; Pope's Dig., § 4274; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2702.
Cross References. Precedence, Ark. R. App. P. Crim. 1.
Research References
Ark. L. Rev.
Speedy Trial: A Comparative Analysis Between the American Bar Association's Standards of Criminal Justice and Arkansas Law, 25 Ark. L. Rev. 234.
Case Notes
Jurisdiction.
Granting of an appeal in criminal cases in accordance with the statutory procedure was a prerequisite to the court's consideration of the case. Byrd v. State, 250 Ark. 223, 464 S.W.2d 565 (1971).
Where defendant's appeal had not been docketed in the Arkansas Supreme Court, the trial court had jurisdiction to hear his motion for new trial even though notice of appeal had been filed. State v. Adkisson, 251 Ark. 119, 471 S.W.2d 332 (1971).
Running of Time.
The sixty-day period during which an appeal could be taken began at the time of judgment, not at the time motion for new trial was denied. Higginbotham v. State, 251 Ark. 832, 475 S.W.2d 522 (1972).
Cited: Holman v. State, 257 Ark. 239, 515 S.W.2d 638 (1974).