Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-201
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As used in the Arkansas Criminal Code: (1) "Act" means a bodily movement and includes speech and the conscious possession or control of property; (2) "Act" as a verb means either to perform an act or to omit to perform an act; (3) "Conduct" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state; and (4) "Omission" means a failure to perform an act and the performance of the act is required by law. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 201; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-201.
As used in the Arkansas Criminal Code:
(1) "Act" means a bodily movement and includes speech and the conscious possession or control of property;
(2) "Act" as a verb means either to perform an act or to omit to perform an act;
(3) "Conduct" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state; and
(4) "Omission" means a failure to perform an act and the performance of the act is required by law.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 201; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-201.
As used in the Arkansas Criminal Code:
(1) "Act" means a bodily movement and includes speech and the conscious possession or control of property;
(2) "Act" as a verb means either to perform an act or to omit to perform an act;
(3) "Conduct" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state; and
(4) "Omission" means a failure to perform an act and the performance of the act is required by law.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 201; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-201.
Status: in_force
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