Ark. R. Crim. P. 27.1

As amended through November 13, 2023
Rule 27.1 - Priorities in Scheduling Criminal Cases

All courts of this state having jurisdiction of criminal offenses shall:

(a) except for extraordinary circumstances, give precedence to the trials of criminal felony offenses over other matters before said court; and
(b) in the absence of unusual or exceptional conditions requiring the expeditious trial of an accused person free on bail, or otherwise lawfully set at liberty, give precedence to the trials of those criminal offenses in which the accused person is incarcerated, whether such incarceration be for the offense awaiting trial or for conviction of another offense.

Ark. R. Crim. P. 27.1