Category: Arkansas Court Opinions

2017 Ark.App. 49 (Ark.App. 2017) 510 S.W.3d 311 WESLEY GENE HOLLAND, APPELLANT v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE No. CR-16-175 Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IV February 1, 2017           APPEAL FROM THE CLEVELAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. CR-2014-48-5. HONORABLE DAVID W. TALLEY, JR., JUDGE.          For Appellant: Norman Mark Klappenbach, Brian Gene Brooks.          For Appellee: […]

2017 Ark.App. 58 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 304GRAYLON COOPER, APPELLANTv.UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION, AND DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND, APPELLEESNo. CV-16-658Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IIFebruary 1, 2017         Counsel Amended February 17, 2017. [510 S.W.3d 305]           APPEAL FROM THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION. NO. G103997.          MATTHEW KEITH […]

2017 Ark.App. 50 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 302DIANNA LYNN SCHALL, APPELLANTv.UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS DIVISION, AND DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND, APPELLEESNo. CV-16-618Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVFebruary 1, 2017         Counsel Amended February 7, 2017. APPEAL FROM THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION. NO. F907987.          MATTHEW KEITH WREN, for appellant. […]

2017 Ark.App. 71 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 298DEION JOHNSON, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-718Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVFebruary 1, 2017[510 S.W.3d 299]          APPEAL FROM THE GARLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 26CR-14-617. HONORABLE JOHN HOMER WRIGHT, JUDGE.          For Appellant: Timothy Neal Beckham, Grace Catherine Casteel.          For Appellee: David Robert Raupp, Amanda Jane Jegley.          MIKE MURPHY, […]

2017 Ark.App. 74 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 292LAWRENCE HANDY, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-735Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IIIFebruary 1, 2017[510 S.W.3d 293]           APPEAL FROM THE CRITTENDEN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NOS. 18CR-98-749, 18CR-98-750, 18CR-11-716, 18CR-16-84. HONORABLE RANDY F. PHILHOURS, JUDGE.          For Appellant: Tyler Clinton Ginn.          For Appellee: Brad Kevin Newman, David Robert Raupp.          WAYMOND […]

2017 Ark.App. 32 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 286REUBEN BARNES AND MARGARET BARNES, APPELLANTSv.OZARKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF GRAVETTE CLINIC AND WILLIAM F. WEBB, M.D., APPELLEESNo. CV-16-290Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IIIJanuary 25, 2017[510 S.W.3d 287]           APPEAL FROM THE BENTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 04CV-14-810-2. HONORABLE BRAD KARREN, JUDGE.          The Hershewe Law Firm, P.C., by: Lauren […]

2017 Ark.App. 43 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 284JOSHUA JAMES BARKER, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-645Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVJanuary 25, 2017         Counsel Amended January 27, 2017 APPEAL FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 72CR-15-2482. HONORABLE MARK LINDSAY, JUDGE.          Showalter & Associates, P.A., by: Hugh Brock Showalter, for appellant.          Attorney General, Brad Kevin Newman, Ass’t […]

2017 Ark.App. 26 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 276TYLER CARTER JOHNSON, APPELLANTv.STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEENo. CV-16-326Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVJanuary 18, 2017         Counsel Amended January 24, 2017. [510 S.W.3d 277]           APPEAL FROM THE CRAIGHEAD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT. NO. 16CV-15-584. HONORABLE JOHN N. FOGLEMAN, JUDGE.          Henry Law Firm, PLC, by: Megan […]

2017 Ark.App. 61 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 271ANTHONY LEE GORDIN, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-397Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVFebruary 1, 2017          APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST DIVISION. NO. 60CR-13-3922. HONORABLE LEON JOHNSON, JUDGE.          For Appellant: James Winfield Wyatt.          For Appellee: Karen Virginia Wallace, David Robert Raupp.          DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge. ABRAMSON […]

2017 Ark.App. 62 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 267ROBERT NICHOLAS JEFFRIES, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-688Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IVFebruary 1, 2017[510 S.W.3d 268]           APPEAL FROM THE MADISON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 44CR-15-115. HONORABLE MARK LINDSAY, JUDGE.          For Appellant: Robert Scott Parks, Nona Marie McVay.          For Appellee: David Robert Raupp, Racher Hurst Kemp.          DAVID […]

2017 Ark.App. 33 (Ark.App. 2017)510 S.W.3d 264MARY COLLINS, APPELLANTv.AVA LEUTHOLT AND RICHARD LEUTHOLT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND LEUTHOLT PROPERTIES, LLC, APPELLEESNo. CV-16-392Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IIIJanuary 25, 2017         Counsel Amended January 27, 2017. [510 S.W.3d 265]           APPEAL FROM THE RANDOLPH COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 61CV-10-156. HONORABLE HAROLD S. ERWIN, JUDGE.          Murphy, Thompson, Arnold, Skinner & […]

2017 Ark. 49 (Ark. 2017)510 S.W.3d 258PROTECT FAYETTEVILLE, F/K/A REPEAL 119; PAUL SAGAN; PETER TONNESSON; AND PAUL PHANEUF, APPELLANTSANDTHE STATE OF ARKANSAS, INTERVENORv.THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS; LIONELD JORDAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF FAYETTEVILLE; ADELLA GRAY; SARAH MARSH, MARK KINION, MATTHEW PETTY, JUSTIN TENANT, MARTIN W. SCHOPPMEYER JR., JOHN LATOUR, […]

2017 Ark. 57 (Ark. 2017)510 S.W.3d 253JEFFERY D. MORGAN, PETITIONERv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, RESPONDENTNo. CV-16-1059Supreme Court of ArkansasFebruary 23, 2017[510 S.W.3d 254]           LEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, NO. 39CV-16-35. HONORABLE KATHLEEN BELL, JUDGE. OPINION [510 S.W.3d 255]           PRO SE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED WITH A BELATED APPEAL          PER CURIAM          Petitioner Jeffery D. Morgan, who […]

2017 Ark. 56 (Ark. 2017)510 S.W.3d 248JASON N. WATSON, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CR-16-611Supreme Court of ArkansasFebruary 23, 2017[510 S.W.3d 249]           HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 31CR-04-85. OPINION [510 S.W.3d 250]           PRO SE MOTION TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN RECORD LODGED ON APPEAL          PER CURIAM          In 2005, appellant Jason N. […]

2017 Ark. 55 (Ark. 2017)510 S.W.3d 245DENNIS HUTCHINSON, PETITIONERv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, RESPONDENTNo. CR-09-596Supreme Court of ArkansasFebruary 23, 2017          PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, NO. 60CR-08-983. OPINION [510 S.W.3d 246]           PRO SE PETITION TO REINVEST JURISDICTION IN THE TRIAL COURT TO CONSIDER A PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS; PRO SE MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF […]

2017 Ark. 46 (Ark. 2017)510 S.W.3d 240MALIK (SABA) KA MAKKALI, APPELLANTv.STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEENo. CV-16-673Supreme Court of ArkansasFebruary 16, 2017          JEFFERSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, NOS. 35CV-15-379; 35CV-15-856. HONORABLE JODI RAINES DENNIS, JUDGE. OPINION [510 S.W.3d 241]           PRO SE MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL AND RULE ON CLERK          PER CURIAM          Appellant, Malik (Saba) Ka Makkali, also […]

The ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. Shirley Palmer SPEARS 92-626 841 S.W.2d 624Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 16, 1992 1. FOOD STAMPS — ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED BY HOUSEHOLD, NOT INDIVIDUAL. — Under the food stamp program, eligibility is determined and benefits are allocated per household — a group of individuals who live together […]