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HASKINS v. STATE

No. CR78-112.

572 S.W.2d 411 (1978)

Larry HASKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

October 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark, Miller & Switzer, Hot Springs, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Joyce Williams Warren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Under the controlling statute, notice and a hearing are required as conditions to the revocation of a suspended sentence or of probation in a criminal case. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1209(1) (Repl.1977). Under subsection (2) of that statute the hearing "shall be conducted ... within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, after the defendant's arrest." The question here is whether the 60-day limitation is jurisdictional, so that...

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