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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (2020)

Admissibility of evidence

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  1. Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may be used at the sentencing phase in subsequent adult criminal proceedings against those same individuals.
    1. No other evidence adduced against a juvenile in any proceeding under this subchapter nor the fact of adjudication or disposition shall be admissible evidence against the juvenile in any civil, criminal, or other proceeding.
    2. However, the evidence shall be admissible when proper in subsequent proceedings against the same juvenile under this subchapter.

History. Acts 1989, No. 273, § 44; 1993, No. 535, § 5; 1993, No. 551, § 5.

Case Notes

Cited: Bell v. State, 371 Ark. 375, 266 S.W.3d 696 (2007).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: Bell v. State, 266 S.W.3d 696 (Ark. 2007).
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Bell v. State, 266 S.W.3d 696 (Ark. 2007). · cites it 44× “Bell nonetheless contests the admissibility of this evidence on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl.2002). This section reads as follows, in its entirety: (a) Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may…”
Samantha Edwards v. Eric James Cornell Thomas & McElroy Truck Lines, Inc., 2021 Ark. 140, 625 S.W.3d 226. · cites it 2× “It is not “an inexorable command,” or “a mechanical formula in the manufacture of or trade in intoxicating liquors shall be admissible); Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (limits admissibility of evidence against juvenile in juvenile court); Ark.”
Johnson v. State, 378 S.W.3d 152 (Ark. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See generally Ark.Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl.2009) (allowing delinquency adjudications for offenses where the juvenile could have been tried as an adult to be admitted during the sentencing phase in subsequent adult criminal proceedings against those individuals); Ark.”
Vanesch v. State, 16 S.W.3d 306 (Ark. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “In support of its argument, the State relies on Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl. 1998); which provides that “[j]uvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may be used at the sentencing phase in subsequent adult…”
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345(4): 1 case
Bell v. State, 266 S.W.3d 696 (Ark. 2007). “Bell nonetheless contests the admissibility of this evidence on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl.2002). This section reads as follows, in its entirety: (a) Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may…”
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345(a): 1 case
Bell v. State, 266 S.W.3d 696 (Ark. 2007). “Bell nonetheless contests the admissibility of this evidence on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl.2002). This section reads as follows, in its entirety: (a) Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may…”
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345(b): 1 case
Bell v. State, 266 S.W.3d 696 (Ark. 2007). “Bell nonetheless contests the admissibility of this evidence on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-345 (Repl.2002). This section reads as follows, in its entirety: (a) Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for offenses for which the juvenile could have been tried as an adult may…”
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