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          "parenthetical": "citing Mabry v. Kettering, 92 Ark. 81, 122 S.W. 115 (1909)"
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    "parties": [
      "Richard LOGAN v. STATE of Arkansas"
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.\nThe appellant, Richard Logan, was convicted in three separate trials by jury of nine counts of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 280 years. Following his convictions, Logan appealed and the trial court granted a blanket appeal bond; a month later, the State filed a verified petition to revoke Logan\u2019s release. Subsequently, a hearing was held and the trial court revoked the appeal bond, finding that there was a substantial risk that Logan would commit a serious crime if admitted to bail pending appeal.\nFrom that order, Logan appeals contending that the trial court erred in revoking his appeal bond on the basis that the decision was arbitrary and not based on any substantial evidence.\nLogan\u2019s convictions were the cumulative result of three separate trial court proceedings; upon appeal, six of the convictions were affirmed, one conviction modified to carnal abuse in the third degree, and one conviction was reversed and remanded. The remaining conviction has not been decided on appeal. As a result of the convictions affirmed by this Court, Logan is currently imprisoned in the Arkansas Department of Correction and the question concerning the revocation of his appeal bond is moot.\nWe do not ordinarily decide moot issues, General Publishing Co. v. Erxleben, 283 Ark. 136, 671 S.W.2d 182 (1984) (citing Mabry v. Kettering, 92 Ark. 81, 122 S.W. 115 (1909)), and will not here. \u201cIt is the duty of this [C]ourt to decide actual controversies by a judgment which can be carried into effect and not to give opinions upon abstract propositions or to declare principles of law which cannot affect the matter in issue in the case at bar.\u201d Saunders v. Kleier, 296 Ark. 25, 751 S.W.2d 343 (1988) (citing Kays v. Boyd, 145 Ark. 303, 224 S.W. 617 (1920)). Accordingly, the trial court is affirmed.\nAffirmed.",
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        "author": "Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Joel O. Higgins, for appellant.",
      "Steve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Kay J. Jackson Demailly, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Richard LOGAN v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 87-6\n776 S.W.2d 327\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered September 11, 1989\nJoel O. Higgins, for appellant.\nSteve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Kay J. Jackson Demailly, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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