State v. Williams (Majority)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was arrested for several crimes, and the circuit court set Defendant's bail at $75,000. A bail-bond agent executed the bond and Defendant was released from jail. When the bail-bond company attempted to present Defendant's check for payment, it found the account had been closed. Defendant was subsequently charged with theft of services for his failure to pay the bail-bond company in violation of Ark. Code Ann. 5-36-104. The circuit court granted Defendant's motion for directed verdict, finding that the State had failed to present sufficient evidence that Defendant had violated section 5-36-104. The State appealed. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the State is not allowed to appeal from a directed verdict acquitting the defendant when the sole issue is the sufficiency of the evidence of the defendant's guilt.
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