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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102 (2020)

Possessing instrument of crime

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  1. A person commits the offense of possessing an instrument of crime if he or she possesses any instrument of crime with a purpose to employ it criminally.
  2. Possessing an instrument of crime is a Class A misdemeanor.

History. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3102; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3102.

Research References

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Construction and Application of United States Supreme Court Holdings in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 128 S. Ct. 2783, 171 L. Ed. 2d 637 (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago, Ill., 561 U.S. 742, 130 S. Ct. 3020, 177 L. Ed. 2d 894 (2010) Respecting Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms, to State or Local Laws Regulating Firearms or Other Weapons. 64 A.L.R.6th 131.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2021 · leading case: Geer v. State, 55 S.W.3d 312 (Ark. Ct. App. 2001).
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Geer v. State, 55 S.W.3d 312 (Ark. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “1997); and 4) possessing instruments of crime, Class A misdemeanor, as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102 (a) (Repl. 1997).”
K.N. v. State, 203 S.W.3d 103 (Ark. 2005). · cites it 2× “entered a plea of guilty to possession of an instrument of crime, a violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102 (Repl. 1997), a class A misdemeanor, and possession of a controlled substance, a violation of Ark.”
KN v. State, 203 S.W.3d 103 (Ark. 2005). · cites it 2× “entered a plea of guilty to possession of an instrument of crime, a violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102 (Repl. 1997), a class A misdemeanor, and possession of a controlled substance, a violation of Ark.”
Andrew Burton v. State of Arkansas, 2021 Ark. App. 471, 636 S.W.3d 398. · cites it 2× “On May 24, 2017, Burton pleaded guilty to possessing an instrument of crime under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-102 (Repl. 2016), a Class A misdemeanor, for which he was sentenced to twelve months’ probation and fined $750.”
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