Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-205
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Causation
Official statutory text
Causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant operating either alone or concurrently with another cause unless: (1) The concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result; and (2) The conduct of the defendant was clearly insufficient to produce the result. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 205; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-205.
Causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant operating either alone or concurrently with another cause unless:
(1) The concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result; and
(2) The conduct of the defendant was clearly insufficient to produce the result.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 205; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-205.
Causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant operating either alone or concurrently with another cause unless:
(1) The concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result; and
(2) The conduct of the defendant was clearly insufficient to produce the result.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 205; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-205.
Status: in_force
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