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472 BENNETT V. STATE [295 Cite as 295 Ark. 472 (1988) George S. BENNETT and Everett Shelton V. STATE of Arkansas 86-38 748 S.W.2d 668 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 9, 1988 On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States; reversed and remanded. Thomas M.Carpenter, for appellant. Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Clint Miller, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. The Attorney General filed suit seeking reimbursement for the State for maintaining appellants who were inmates in the Department of Corrections. The trial court held that the State was entitled to reimbursement from the inmates' social security and veterans' benefits. We affirmed, Purtle J., dissenting, and issued our mandate. 290 Ark. 47, 716 S.W.2d 755 (1986). The Supreme Court of the United States reversed and remanded back to this Court (Slip opinion, March 29, 1988). We accordingly reverse our prior holding and remand to the trial court for proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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