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Ash v. State
Citation:
290 Ark. 278, 718 S.W.2d 930 (1986)Facts
On May 10, 1985, at approximately 10:00 p.m., law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a building behind the residence of Darryl and Winifred Hook in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Inside, officers discovered a dog fight in progress between two American pit bull terriers with fifteen people present. All individuals except the Hooks’ 12-year-old son (who was video-recording the fight) were arrested. The police seized the video-tape and a copy of dog fighting rules found in a filing cabinet. The building had been converted into an arena specifically designed for dog fighting, with a pit conforming to standard dog fighting specifications. Mrs. Hook was not present during the raid but returned home shortly before 11:00 p.m. and was arrested. Evidence showed the Hooks had moved from California to Arkansas because dog fighting was legal in Arkansas at the time of their move. Mrs. Hook testified that she and her husband had raised pit bulls for over ten years and owned six dogs at the time. The property contained permanent structures for housing dogs and a specially constructed fighting pit.
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