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5-4-503. Habitual offenders — Previous conviction in another jurisdiction.
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5-4-503. Habitual offenders — Previous conviction in another jurisdiction.
For purposes of § 5-4-501, a conviction or finding of guilt of an offense in another jurisdiction constitutes a previous conviction or finding of guilt of a felony if a sentence of death or of imprisonment for a term in excess of one (1) year was authorized under a law of the other jurisdiction.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-4-503
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5-4-503. Habitual offenders — Previous conviction in another jurisdiction.
For purposes of § 5-4-501, a conviction or finding of guilt of an offense in another jurisdiction constitutes a previous conviction or finding of guilt of a felony if a sentence of death or of imprisonment for a term in excess of one (1) year was authorized under a law of the other jurisdiction.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-4-501. Habitual offenders — Sentencing for felony.
(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:
(i) Is convicted of a felony other than those enumerated in subsections (c) and (d) of this section committed after June 30, 1993; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies or who has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies;
(B) A defendant who:
(i) Is convicted of any felony enumerated in subsection (c) of this section committed after August 31, 1997; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (c) of this section or who has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (c) of this section; or
(C) A defendant who:
(i) Is convicted of any felony enumerated in subsection (d) of this section committed after August 31, 1997; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (d) of this section or has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The extended term of imprisonment for a defendant described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is as follows:
(A) For a conviction of a Class Y felony, a term of imprisonment of not less than ten (10) years nor more than sixty (60) years, or life;
(B) For a conviction of a Class A felony, a term of imprisonment of not less than six (6
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-4-501
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-4-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.