Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for different offense. — Arkansas Code § 5-1-113

Arkansas Code § 5-1-113 — Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for different offense.. Reproduced from the official Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5-1-113. Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for different offense.

A former prosecution is an affirmative defense to a subsequent prosecution for a different offense under the following circumstances: The former prosecution resulted in an acquittal or in a conviction as set out in § 5-1-112, and the subsequent prosecution is for: Any offense of which the defendant could have been convicted in the first prosecution; or An offense based on the same conduct, unless: The offense of which the defendant was formerly convicted or acquitted and the offense for which he or she is subsequently prosecuted each requires proof of a fact not required by the other offense and the law defining each offense is intended to prevent a substantially different harm or evil; or The second offense was not consummated when the former trial began; The former prosecution was terminated by an acquittal or by a final order or judgment for the defendant that has not been set aside, reversed, or vacated and that necessarily required a determination inconsistent with a fact that must be established for conviction of the second offense; or The former prosecution was terminated under the circumstances described in § 5-1-112 and the subsequent prosecution is for an offense of which the defendant could have been convicted had the former prosecution not been terminated.

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  • Citation: Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-1-113
  • Jurisdiction: Arkansas
  • Code: Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
  • Subject: Affirmative defense — Former prosecution for different offense.
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