§ 16-85-603. Arrest — Issuance
(a) The process of arrest shall be issued by the clerk upon the order of the court and may be reissued from time to time by order of the prosecuting attorney. (b) The process of arrest on an indictment shall be a bench warrant. (c) A bench warrant may be substantially in the following form: […]
§ 16-85-606. Issuance of bench warrant discretionary
(a) The court may, at its discretion, order a bench warrant to be issued on any indictment. (b) However, where the punishment is limited to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) or less, a bench warrant shall not be issued unless the court is satisfied that there is reason to believe the defendant will […]
§ 16-85-701. Definition
As used in this code, unless the context otherwise requires, an arraignment is the reading of the indictment to the defendant and the asking of him or her if he or she pleads guilty or not guilty to the indictment.
§ 16-85-508. Witnesses — Securing testimony of material witnesses
(a) If there is a reasonable belief that a material witness in any grand jury investigation may absent himself or herself from the jurisdiction or otherwise avoid service of a subpoena, a judicial officer, as defined in Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure 1.6(c), shall impose conditions of release pursuant to Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure […]
§ 16-85-509. Witnesses — Compensation
(a) It shall be the duty of the foreman of each grand jury in this state to keep an abstract showing the name of each person subpoenaed and appearing as a witness before the grand jury, the number of days attended, and the amount due the person as a witness. The abstract shall be verified […]
§ 16-85-510. Disclosure of media sources
Before any editor, reporter, or other writer for any newspaper, periodical, radio station, television station, or internet news source, or publisher of any newspaper, periodical, or internet news source, or manager or owner of any radio station shall be required to disclose to any grand jury or to any other authority the source of information […]
§ 16-85-511. Evidence
The grand jury is not bound to hear evidence for the defendant, but it is their duty to weigh all the evidence before them. If they believe that other evidence will explain away the charge, they should order the evidence to be produced.
§ 16-85-405. Sufficiency and errors
(a) (1) The indictment is sufficient if it can be understood from the indictment: (A) That it was found by a grand jury of a county, impaneled in a court having authority to receive the indictment; (B) That the offense was committed within the jurisdiction of the court and at some time prior to the […]
§ 16-85-512. Persons permitted to be present
No persons except the prosecuting attorney, the court reporter, and the witnesses under examination are permitted to be present while the grand jury is examining a charge, and no person whatever shall be present while the grand jury is deliberating or voting on a charge.
§ 16-85-406. Construction of words
The words used in an indictment must be construed according to their usual acceptance in common language, except words and phrases defined by law, which are to be construed according to their legal meaning.