Reed v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Div.
| Decision Date | 14 March 1988 |
| Docket Number | No. 87-324,87-324 |
| Citation | 295 Ark. 9,746 S.W.2d 368 |
| Parties | Donna REED, d/b/a the Corner Deli, Inc., Appellant, v. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION, Appellee. |
| Court | Arkansas Supreme Court |
Donna Reed, pro se.
Treeca Dyer, Little Rock, for appellee.
The director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board suspended the appellant's liquor license for seven days and placed the permit on probation for 60 days. The board affirmed the director's decision. On appeal to the circuit court the board's decision was affirmed, and the appellant appeals to us pro se. She raises 11 arguments on appeal, most of which were not raised below. We will not address those arguments. Arkansas Cemetery Board v. Memorial Properties, Inc., 272 Ark. 172, 616 S.W.2d 713 (1981).
The ABC director put out a pickup order on the appellant's permit because she had failed to pay a fine previously imposed. The order was served on July 7, 1986, and the permit was picked up on that date. The ABC received information that the appellant was selling beer even though her permit had been picked up. An agent from the ABC along with a detective from the Hot Springs Police Department and a confidential informant went to the liquor store to determine if the appellant was violating the law by selling liquor without a posted permit.
According to the police officer, the appellant's daughter, a 12 year old, sold a six-pack of beer to the informant. The director's order to suspend the license followed.
The main contention of the appellant is that this action is barred because other court proceedings exonerated the appellant. The appellant had been found not guilty in municipal court of contributing to the delinquency of a minor; the charge of selling liquor without a license was nolle prossed. The appellant cites no authority for her argument. See Dixon v. State, 260 Ark. 857, 545 S.W.2d 606 (1977). However, the double jeopardy clause is limited to criminal actions and does not preclude separate civil proceedings arising out of the same incident. Evidence of acquittal of a criminal offense is not a bar to civil proceedings. See 21 Am.Jur.2d Criminal Laws 251 (1981).
The appellant contends she was denied her constitutional rights because the board did not allow her to subpoena witnesses. The appellant was not denied the right to present or question any material witnesses. All of the witnesses the appellant asked to have subpoenaed were at the administrative hearing. The board did not permit the...
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