When Justice Smith wrote in McLennan that there is no question multiple charges would ensue, he plainly referred to multiple counts of the same terroristic act charge, not separate charges for entirely different offenses. teamMember.name : teamMember.email | nl2br | trustHTML }}, Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE. Appellant was convicted of a Class Y felony because he shot the victim while she was in her car. 2016), no . The State introduced evidence of this through the testimony of the victim, Mrs. Brown. James Brown appeals from his convictions for second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act. At the conclusion of the evidence, appellant's attorney renewed his plea to the trial judge: We would move to dismiss, again and renew our motion stating that the terroristic act, the count describing the terroristic act, is a duplicate or duplicative of the first degree battery charges in-on the facts of this case; that in effect we are trying this man, we would be submitting it to the jury on two counts that would require the same identical facts for a conviction. The majority opinion purports to address appellant's double jeopardy argument by a reasoning process that is as fanciful as it is convoluted. The court also noted in dicta, that under section 5-1-110(a), the jury may find a defendant guilty of a greater and lesser offense, and if so, the trial court should enter the judgment of conviction only for the greater conviction. 6. See Gatlin v. State, 320 Ark. 60CR-17-4358. at 282, 862 S.W.2d 836. Second-degree battery is a Class D felony. I concur in the decision to affirm appellant's convictions. Appellant argues under section (C) of his first point that the trial court erred in submitting both alleged offenses to the jury, and in ultimately entering judgments of conviction and sentences for both, because the battery was a lesser-included offense of the terroristic act. Finally, the Hill court noted that upon remand, if the defendant was convicted of both charges, he would likely move to limit the judgment of conviction to one charge and at that time, the trial court would be required to determine whether convictions could be entered on both charges. 2 Terroristic threatening in the second degree is a Class D felony with a maximum prison of. Arkansas Sentencing Standards Seriousness Reference Table Preliminary Rankings Adopted June 10, 2011 Final Rankings Adopted July 18, 2011 1. . 5-13-310, Terroristic Act (Class B felony)*, and A.C.A. ; see also Ark.Code Ann. 5-13-202(a)(3). The first note concerned count 3, which is not part of this appeal. Ayers v. State, 334 Ark. at 279, 862 S.W.2d at 838. Therefore, we hold that the trial court did not err in refusing to grant appellant's motion for a mistrial. xbq?I(paH3"t. The majority characterizes the offenses in whatever manner best suits its analysis. 495, 499, 665 S.W.2d 265, 267 (1984); Harmon v. State, 260 Ark. Each of the defendant McLennan's shots required a separate conscious act or impulse in pulling the trigger and was, accordingly, punishable as a separate act. A jury convicted Darby Leroy Williams, 30, of North Little Rock, of being a felon in possession of two firearms and ammunition. (c) (1) (A) . In the future, the double jeopardy issue may arise in conjunction with the terroristic act statute in another context. Subtitle CONCERNING A THREAT TO COMMIT AN ACT OF MASS VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. 14 (F) Terroristic act, 5-13-310; 15 (G) Arson, 5-38-301; 16 (H) Unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, 5- 17 74-107; and 18 (I) An attempt, a solicitation, or a conspiracy to commit . He argues that the only option left by the trial court was to either grant a mistrial or force the jury to sentence him to serve ten years, the minimum sentence for a Class Y felony. 5 13 310 Y Terroristic Act 8 5 13 310 B Terroristic Act 5 # 5 14 103 Y Rape 9 5 14 104 A Carnal Abuse I 6 (Offense date - on or after July 28, 1995 and prior to August 13, 2001) It must be accompanied by the intent to terrorize another person, cause a building to become evacuated, or incite extreme panic in the general public. 83, 987 S.W.2d 668 (1999). This impact assessment was prepared (03/12/2019, 09:22 a.m.) by the staff of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission pursuant to A. C. A. . Terroristic act on Westlaw. FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. It is scheduled to resume Tuesday morning pending negative COVID-19 test results from the remaining trial participants. endobj Id. Official websites use .gov t hp chung c B1.3 HH03 hin ti bn giao qu khch mua s nhn nh ngay vi din tch t 66 n 93m2 gi gc ch u t 12tr/m2, chnh t 30 triu 1 cn h tr vay ti a 70% gi tr cn h vi li xut u i dnh ring cho d n. <> FORT SMITH -- A 19-year-old Slanga 96 gang member will be sentenced this morning in Sebastian County Circuit Court after a jury convicted him Wednesday of second-degree murder and seven counts of. The trial court is clearly directed to allow prosecution on each charge. He further argues that, pursuant to section (a)(5), that the single act of shooting was a continuing course of conduct. Under the statute, the trial court should enter the judgment of conviction only for the greater conviction. Appellant moved for a directed verdict only on the ground that there was insufficient proof of serious physical injury and did not address the remaining elements under the second-degree battery statute. Chung c B1.4 HH02 Thanh , Sn Mng Thanhphn phi 3000 cn hchung c B2.1 HH02, HH03 Thanh Hc xy , h u t Tp on Mng Thanh m bnChung c B1.3 Thanh HCienco 5t ngy . In Missouri v. Hunter, 459 U.S. 359, 103 S.Ct. Hill v. State, supra, clearly does not stand for the proposition that the majority asserts. (2)Upon conviction, any person who commits a terroristic act is guilty of a Class Y felony if the person with the purpose of causing physical injury to another person causes serious physical injury or death to any person. As the State argues, appellant has failed to do so. The trial court denied his motions. 153, 165, 931 S.W.2d 417, 425 (1996) (stating, Given the clear legislative intent expressed in section 5-54-125(b) that fleeing is to be considered a separate offense, we have no doubt in concluding that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar Appellant's trial or punishment therefor.). 31 (a) The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall maintain a registry of 32 all sentencing orders . 1. Justice Smith's opinion is crystal clear on this subject: Appellant contends that a violation of Ark.Code Ann. Lum v. State, 281 Ark. 391, 396, 6 S.W.3d 74, 77 (1999). Habitual offenders -- Sentencing for felony Universal Citation: AR Code 5-4-501 (2017) (a) (1) A defendant meeting the following criteria may be sentenced to pay any fine authorized by law for the felony conviction and to an extended term of imprisonment as set forth in subdivision (a) (2) of this section: (A) A defendant who: See also Sherman v. State, 326 Ark. At the close of the State's case and at the close of all of the evidence, appellant moved for a directed verdict, asserting that the State failed to prove that Mrs. Brown suffered serious physical injury. Therefore, we hold that his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is not preserved for appeal. Terroristic threatening in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. 419, 931 S.W.2d 64 (1996). Arkansas Sentencing Standards Seriousness Reference Table. He was also charged and found guilty of another count of committing a terroristic act with respect to a second victim (count 3). Appellant argues in his brief that the second-degree battery statute specifically prohibits individuals with various mental states from causing injury to other persons, whereas the statute prohibiting the commission of a terroristic act prohibits the general act of shooting or projecting objects at structures and conveyances in order to protect both the property and the occupants. It acknowledges that the offenses are separate for purposes of implying that one offense is a lesser-included offense, but simultaneously attempts to treat them as multiple charges of the same offense when attempting to apply McLennan. (2)Shoots at an occupiable structure with the purpose to cause injury to a person or damage to property. Second, while there is no significant language indicating the legislature's intent regarding the second-degree battery statute, the emergency clause of 1979 Arkansas Act 428, Section 3, which amended the terroristic act statute, states that the criminal punishment for sniping into cars should be increased immediately to discourage further sniping incidents. An investigative focus on the pipeline of drugs and firearms between Pine Bluff and Little Rock resulted in the indictment of 80 individuals, all charged with various federal firearms and Eastern District of Arkansas Select categories: 0 Terroristic act. 5-13-202(b) (Supp.1999). All rights reserved. That is substantial evidence of serious physical injury. However, a person cannot commit a Class Y terroristic act without also committing second-degree battery because a person cannot commit a Class Y terroristic act without intending to cause physical injury to another person and without causing serious physical injury to another person. However, each of the battery instructions, including the second-degree battery instruction, is clearly abstracted in appellant's brief. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 1 This impact assessment was prepared 4/5/2021 1:09 PM by the staff of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission pursuant to A. C. A. 87, 884 S.W.2d 248 (1994). See Hill v. State, 314 Ark. stream Nor did he thereafter move to set aside one of the convictions. FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. He was convicted of second-degree battery, plainly a lesser-included-offense of first-degree battery. Read this complete Arkansas Code Title 5. Indeed, had the supreme court found reversible error on double-jeopardy grounds, it would have reversed and dismissed the conviction and sentence for the less serious offense. In addition, if second-degree battery is a lesser-included offense of committing a terroristic act, as the majority implies, then the majority must concede that appellant's double jeopardy rights have been violated because appellant clearly could not be convicted of both offenses, as the majority opinion acknowledges in citing Hill v. State, 325 Ark. I do not think that it is necessary for us to reach the merits of that question. Id. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF. 200 0 obj <>stream hbbd``b`@)H0 I@GHpJ _@W$d@b 0Ld2#io l2 The case was investigated by NLRPD, ACC, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). What little legislative intent we can glean supports a holding that the legislature intended only to prescribe additional punishment for the conduct leading to the charges in this case, rather than to proscribe separate, cumulative punishment for the two offenses. The jury retired, deliberated, and found appellant guilty of second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act. Law enforcement received information that Williams was dealing drugs from his residence. Arkansas Sentencing Standards Seriousness Reference Table. We disagree with appellant's argument. In March of 2018, North Little Rock Police Department (NLRPD) and Arkansas Community Corrections (ACC) conducted a parole search of Williams home and located two handguns, a Glock and a Ruger, both of which were loaded, as well as ammunition, methamphetamine, and marijuana. 149 0 obj <>stream See Ark.Code Ann. 0 Finally, the majority imagines that being charged with the separate offenses of second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act is equivalent to being charged with multiple counts of one offense. In Hill, the appellant made a pretrial motion requesting the trial court dismiss one of the charges on double jeopardy grounds and orally renewed the motion during trial. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Cameron McCree and Lauren Eldridge and was also tried before Judge Baker. It is well-settled that a mistrial is an extreme remedy that should be granted only when the error is beyond repair and cannot be corrected by curative relief. 2 0 obj (2) Terroristic threatening in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Bit th thanh h , Lin k Thanh H Mng Thanh chnh thc ra hng ngy 02/06/2016 to ln , Thit k cn hchung c B2.1 HH02 Thanh H HH02 B2.1 ta D,E t tng 3-18. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law. However, Hill does not stand for the proposition that an appellant's constitutional double-jeopardy argument is procedurally barred because he does not wait until the jury returns both verdicts to move the trial court to limit the conviction to only one charge. 12, 941 S.W.2d 417 (1997). The trial court denied appellant's motions. Here, after the jury returned with guilty verdicts on both offenses, appellant said nothing. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. Thus, each of the two bullets that penetrated Mrs. Brown would comport with each of the two guilty verdicts that the jury rendered. 177, 790 S.W.2d 919 (1990). Given the applicable federal case law governing double jeopardy, and because there is no clear legislative intent indicating that the offenses are to be punished cumulatively, pursuant to Rowbottom v. State, 341 Ark. at 89, 987 S.W.2d 668. 4 0 obj Please upgrade your browser to use TrackBill. See Muhammad v. State, 67 Ark.App. Appellant was convicted of second-degree battery and committing a terroristic act. The trial court has wide discretion in granting or denying a motion for a mistrial, and the appellate court will not disturb the court's decision absent an abuse of discretion or manifest prejudice to the movant. 5-1-110(a)(1) (Repl.1997); Hill v. State, 314 Ark. (Citations omitted.) 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