# Bell v. State

> Supreme Court of Arkansas · October 10, 1988 · 296 Ark. 458

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9640730

## Case

- **Full name:** J.C. BELL v. STATE of Arkansas
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Arkansas
- **Decided:** October 10, 1988
- **Citations:** 296 Ark. 458; 757 S.W.2d 937; 1988 Ark. LEXIS 410
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Glaze
- **Judges:** Purtle, Holt, Glaze, Dudley, Newbern
- **Cited by:** 27 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that reversal is required when a significant step in a case is taken in an accused’s absence if it appears that he has lost an advantage or has been prejudiced

## Opinion text

Tom Glaze, Justice, concurring. I agree with the dissent that the appellant was entitled to be present if a hearing had been held on his motions. However, hearings are not required before a trial judge can rule on a motion, and neither the appellant, nor the record, shows a hearing was either requested or held on the motions he presented or filed with the court. For this reason, I join the majority.
Holt, C.J., joins in this concurrence.

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