State of Arkansas, Appellant v. David L. Lasley, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed the State's appeal because it sought only a declaration that nonmodel jury instructions were erroneous, not reversal or remand, and the appeal did not satisfy the narrow requirements for a permissible State criminal appeal. The court concluded that the case did not present an issue involving interpretation of criminal law with sufficiently widespread ramifications, particularly in light of subsequent legislation affecting juvenile resentencing. Justice Womack, dissenting, would have reached the merits, found the instruction erroneous, and concluded that the issue had widespread ramifications.