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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-3-404 (2026)

Classification

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Criminal conspiracy is a:

  1. Class A felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of capital murder, treason, or a Class Y felony;
  2. Class B felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class A felony;
  3. Class C felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class B felony;
  4. Class D felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class C felony;
  5. Class A misdemeanor if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class D felony or an unclassified felony;
  6. Class B misdemeanor if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class A misdemeanor; or
  7. Class C misdemeanor if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class B misdemeanor.

History. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 714; 1981, No. 620, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-714.

Cross References. Fines, § 5-4-201.

Term of imprisonment, § 5-4-401.

Case Notes

Cited: Baxter v. State, 324 Ark. 440, 922 S.W.2d 682 (1996).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Baxter v. State, 922 S.W.2d 682 (Ark. 1996).
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Baxter v. State, 922 S.W.2d 682 (Ark. 1996). · cites it 4× “Baxter asserts the object of his crime of conspiracy was an unclassified felony, and under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-3-404 (5), he should have been punished for a Class A misdemeanor, which requires a sentence not to exceed one year.”
Green v. State, 533 S.W.3d 81 (Ark. 2017). · cites it 2× “2013) (residential burglary is a Class B felony; pui'suant to Ark. Code Ann. § 5-3-404 (3); criminal conspiracy is a Class C felony if the object of the conspiracy is a Class B felony).”
Randy Myers v. Dexter Payne, Dir., Arkansas Dep't of Corr., 2022 Ark. 156 (Ark. 2022). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 5-3-404 (Repl. 2013). The maximum sentence for a Class A felony is thirty years’ imprisonment.”
Winkler v. State, 425 S.W.3d 808 (Ark. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See also Ark.Code Ann. § 5-3-404(1), (3) (Repl.2006) (criminal conspiracy is a Class A felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class Y felony and is a Class C felony if the object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class B felony).”
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Winkler v. State, 425 S.W.3d 808 (Ark. Ct. App. 2012). “See also Ark.Code Ann. § 5-3-404(1), (3) (Repl.2006) (criminal conspiracy is a Class A felony if an object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class Y felony and is a Class C felony if the object of the conspiracy is commission of a Class B felony).”
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