Arkansas Supreme Court Decisions 2019

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case involving the administration of several family trusts the Supreme Court reversed the denial of a jury trial on Appellant's legal claims and affirmed in all other respects the order of the circuit court…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's complaint and class action allegations against FanDuel, Inc., holding that Appellant's complaint was devoid of facts upon which he may…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition seeking an extraordinary writ pursuant to the "all writ act" section 1651, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err when it denied…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal from the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, which rendered moot Plaintiff's motion seeking an extension of time to file his brief in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of audita querela and for relief pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 26(k), holding that the circuit court properly considered…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition seeking to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner's claims did not establish a ground…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court dismissing an in forma pauperis petition to proceed with a pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis and a motion for appointment of counsel on the basis that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Defendant's request seeking postconviction DNA testing of twenty-six pieces of evidence under Act 1780, holding that the circuit court properly found…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's order to expunge Appellant's felony conviction under Act 531 of 1993, holding that the circuit court did not have the authority to expunge Appellant's conviction as a matter…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's amended motion for belated appeal of a judgment reflecting his conviction on charges of fleeing and endangering the welfare of a minor, holding that the trial court's conclusions…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of capital murder, holding that the circuit court did not err when it denied Defendant's directed verdict motion because there was sufficient evidence to support the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court granted Petitioner's pro se motion for belated appeal of 2018 judgments and granted Petitioner in forma pauperis status, holding that where counsel was aware that Petitioner wished to appeal, Petitioner…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition seeking permission to proceed in the trial court with a petition under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 in which Petitioner argued that he was entitled to collaterally attack his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se motion requesting copies of his case file pursuant to Ark. R. App. P.-Crim. 19(b), holding that Petitioner did not demonstrate a compelling need for paper copies. At issue…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this appeal from the reinstatement of Plaintiff's bench-trial judgment that the Supreme Court had earlier set aside the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court ruling that Defendant's right to a jury…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court granting Walt & Lee Keenihan Foundation, Inc.'s (Foundation) motion for summary judgment and dismissing Heritage Properties Limited Partnership's (Heritage)…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal challenging the circuit court's order denying Appellants' motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment for Appellees, holding that the circuit court's order was not a…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court granted in part the petition for a writ of mandamus sought by Safe Surgery Arkansas and Laurie Barber (SSA) seeking to compel the Arkansas Secretary of State to count signatures SSA obtained in support…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal from an order of the circuit court granting Appellees' motion to dismiss Appellants' complaint for lack of standing and for failure to state a cause of action, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's dismissal of Plaintiff's action against the University of Arkansas, the Trustees of the University of Arkansas, and several individuals, both in their individual and…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for post conviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that the circuit court correctly denied Appellant's Rule…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's two capital murder convictions, a firearm enhancement, and Appellant's sentence of death, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief on his allegations of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Shelter Mutual Insurance Company on Plaintiffs' claim arising from medical expenses they incurred following an automobile…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal from the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant's habeas petition was clearly without merit. Appellant filed a pro…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner did not provide a meritorious basis for issuance…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court remanded this matter to the circuit court to settle the record, holding that this Court was unable to reach the merits of this appeal from the judgment of the circuit court finding Defendant guilty of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying the writ. Appellant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's motion for a new trial or other relief in which he sought a new sentencing hearing on his aggravated robbery conviction, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis, rendering moot Appellant's request to file a belated reply brief, holding that Appellant did…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's motion for continuance to obtain an independent mental evaluation before convicting him of attempted capital murder, kidnapping, and theft of property,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order denying Appellant's petition to proceed in the circuit court as a pauper with a petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that none of Appellant's arguments on…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court granting class certification for nursing employer at a health and rehabilitation facility and the circuit court's rulings on Appellants' motions and objections,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to state a ground on which the writ could issue under…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court convicting Appellant of first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated robbery, and a firearm enhancement and sentencing Appellant as a habitual offender to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the circuit court dismissing for lack of jurisdiction Appellant's appeal from a district court judgment convicting him of driving while intoxicated and a speeding violation,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's four convictions of negligent homicide, holding that the circuit court did not err by denying Defendant's motions for directed verdict. During trial, Defendant moved,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's convictions for capital murder and aggravated robbery, holding that none of Appellant's allegations of error warranted reversal. Specifically, the Court held (1) the State…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions of rape and second-degree sexual assault, holding that the circuit court did not commit prejudicial error in allowing testimony from Defendant's daughter under the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court certifying a class pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 23, holding that the circuit court properly granted the class certification filed by Appellees. Appellees,…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case alleging unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel the Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellants' motion for class certification, holding that the circuit…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from an order of the circuit court dismissing without prejudice his pro se "motion for writ of mandamus order," holding that Appellant appealed from an order that was not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that Petitioner failed to show that he was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to allow him to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that Petitioner did not meet…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that the circuit court abused its discretion in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's dismissal of Appellant's pro se complaint alleging constitutional violations of his right to due process and constitutional violations of the ex post facto prohibition in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court awarding attorney's fees to Allen Hargis following the division of Allen's military retirement account after the divorce of Allen and Lynn Harris, holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the circuit court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that because Appellant was no longer incarcerated, the circuit court could not grant him…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's motion to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner did not timely file his petition and otherwise failed…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Petitioner's petition for postconviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, holding that Petitioner's allegations…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of first degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and a firearm enhancement, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part the order of the circuit court denying motions to compel arbitration of a class-action complaint filed by Appellees, holding that Appellants failed to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's habeas corpus petition and denying his motion for reconsideration, holding that the petition was untimely and failed to rebut the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition requesting the Court's permission to proceed in the trial court with a petition for a writ of error coram nobis to challenge his convictions, holding that the petition was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner's claims did not establish a ground for the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis filed by Petitioner, holding that Petitioner failed to state sufficient…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court denying Appellant's claims for postconviction relief that were raised pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that Appellant raised claims that were not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis and audita querela, holding that Appellant failed to establish grounds for issuance of the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court convicting Appellant of two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and other crimes and sentencing him to three counts of life…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se fourth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to establish a ground for the…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this class action, the Supreme Court affirmed the class certification order and the supplemental order of the circuit court, holding that the certified class satisfied the requirements of commonality, predominance,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's illegal-exaction complaint against the City of Blytheville, Arkansas, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of mandamus asking the circuit court to compel the Arkansas Board of Parole to set aside the revocation of his parole, holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that she may file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in her criminal case, holding that Petitioner's claims did…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the firearm enhancements applied to Defendant's sentence and affirmed Appellant's convictions and sentences in all other respects, holding that because the jury did not find beyond a reasonable…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the denial of his pro se petition to proceed in forma pauperis in a habeas proceeding, which rendered moot Appellant's motion to supplement the record, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that Appellant did not state a ground for the writ. Appellant, who…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court treated the three pro se motions filed by Petitioner seeking leave to proceed with an appeal of an order that denied his motion for writ of habeas corpus as motions for belated appeal and denied the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's seventh pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to raise claims that were…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se motion to vacate his amended sentencing order entered under the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act of 2017 (FMSA) and remanded for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence under Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that the trial court correctly denied relief where…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court denying Petitioner's petition for coram nobis relief, holding that Petitioner failed to establish that the trial court abused its discretion and that the writ…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis or to vacate his conviction, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court denying Appellant's pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying coram nobis…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment to Appellees and dismissing Appellant's civil rights claim, holding that the circuit court did not err in granting summary judgment…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of capital murder, aggravated robbery, and a firearm enhancement, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below. On appeal, Defendant argued that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of capital murder and first-degree battery, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of murder in the first degree, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below. Specifically, the Court held that the trial court (1) did not err by…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of rape of a minor and sentence of life imprisonment without parole, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant's motions to dismiss and did not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Appellant of murder in the first degree and battery in the first degree, holding that the circuit court did not err when it denied Appellant's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions for first-degree battery and possession of a firearm by certain persons but remanded with instructions to correct the sentencing order, holding that the circuit court…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court granting an improvement district's (District 84) request for foreclosure and entering judgment against TND Developers, LLC for the total of unpaid improvement…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court vacated the opinion of the court of appeals dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction the appeal from a dependency-neglect case in which the circuit court entered an order awarding permanent…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the dismissal of his pro se pleading wherein he requested scientific testing pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-201, holding that Appellant's request for scientific…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) denying Appellant's petition to proceed in forma pauperis in a civil action requesting judicial review, holding that Appellant failed…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellants' motion to dismiss Appellees' complaint on sovereign immunity grounds but reversed the circuit court's grant of the temporary injunction,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court granting Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and finding that the City of Fort Smith and its directors violated the open-meeting provisions of the Arkansas…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's petition for judicial review of an administrative decision by the director of the Arkansas State Police, holding that the circuit court…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that none of Appellant's claims were sufficient to demonstrate that the trial court lacked…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to Defendant, Dr. Leslie Smith, based on quasi-judicial immunity, holding that Defendant was entitled to quasi-judicial immunity because the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the order of the circuit court dismissing his pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which rendered his motions filed in connection with the appeal moot, holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed as moot a direct appeal challenging the circuit court's order declaring the Arkansas State Plant Board's dicamba cutoff rule as void and dismissed in part and reversed in part the cross appeal…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this divorce case, the Supreme Court affirmed on direct appeal the order of the circuit court on remand from the Supreme Court but reversed and remanded on cross appeal, holding that the circuit court erred in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court finding attorney Jonathan Streit in contempt of court and assessing a $100 fine, holding that substantial evidence supported the court's decision that Streit's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court denying Appellant's pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that it was clear from the face of the petition that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's motion for permission to proceed with a belated appeal of an order denying his pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis, which mooted his additional motions, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the denial of his pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis, which mooted Appellant's motion to file a belated brief-in-chief, holding that it was clear from the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the circuit court's denial of his pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence, which mooted Appellant's motion for an extension of time to file his brief-in-chief,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition seeking to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider his petition for writ of error coram nobis and to recall the Court's mandate affirming his conviction for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's motion for preliminary injunction, holding that the circuit court correctly concluded that Appellant failed to demonstrate a likelihood of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court denying the motion to dismiss filed by Jimmy Banks, Warden of the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), as to Sharon Jones's complaint…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant leave to proceed in forma pauperis on his petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that the underlying habeas petition set out a claim that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed as moot the appeal brought by Appellants, the Arkansas State Plant Board and its director, challenging the circuit court's temporary restraining order (TRO) that enjoined the Plant Board from…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this companion case to Arkansas State Plant Board v. Bell, __ S.W.3d __, which the Court handed down on May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal from the circuit court's temporary restraining order (TRO)…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court mooted in part and reversed and remanded in part the decision of the circuit court dismissing Monsanto Company's amended complaint against the Arkansas State Plant Board and its members (collectively,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court granting a motion to dismiss filed by the Arkansas State Highway Commission and the Arkansas Department of Transportation and its director in this challenge to a…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court denying Appellant's request to proceed in forma paupers on a petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to state a colorable cause of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal brought by Appellant from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus in which he challenged a judgment and commitment order reflecting his conviction for first-degree…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for habeas relief, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err when it denied the petition. As grounds for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition seeking to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that he may proceed with a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that error coram nobis…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's request that the Supreme Court reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that it may consider a writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner's petition was without…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to error…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition in which he requested that the Supreme Court reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that he may file a petition for writ of error coram nobis and audita querela,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se second petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner's petition did not establish the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Defendant's motion to dismiss a claim brought under the Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act (AWBA) and dismissed the complaint, holding that the complaint was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to Appellees on Appellant's negligence and civil rights claims, holding that summary judgment was properly granted. Appellant, as special…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order granting judgment on the pleadings and dismissing Appellants' cause of action against the Kroger Company, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's order denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a life sentence with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing with Minors Act of 2017 (FSMA), holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the State's interlocutory appeal from the circuit court's grant of David Reynolds's motion to suppress evidence seized from a search of his cell phone, holding that this was not a proper State…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition and two amendments in which he sought a writ of audita querela, thus rendering moot Appellant's…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case in which Debbie Worsham was awarded damages on her breach of contract action the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Worsham's motion for attorney's fees and costs and Worsham's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed as moot Appellants' appeal of the circuit court's temporary restraining order (TRO) that enjoined the Arkansas State Plant Board from enforcing its agency rule limiting the use of dicamba…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed as moot Petitioner's petition for an order compelling Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to certify the popular name and ballot title of a proposed amendment to the Arkansas…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions of two counts of premeditated and deliberate capital murder and sentencing him to life imprisonment without parole for each murder, holding that there was no prejudicial…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court terminating Mother's parental rights to her son, holding that the circuit court did not commit reversible error by denying Mother's counsel's motion to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the denial of his pro se petition to proceed in forma paupers in a habeas proceeding, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in finding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee in this contract dispute, holding that the circuit court did not err in concluding that Appellee's loan to Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission adopting the finding of an administrative law judge (ALJ) that Appellant's additional benefits claim was barred by the statute of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellants' appeal from the order of the circuit court granting Appellees' motion for sanctions, holding that the order was not final. Appellant filed a personal injury complaint against…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to raise a ground that was cognizable in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal from the circuit court's decision to dismiss criminal charges against Defendant for violation of his speedy-trial rights, holding that Ark. R. App. P.-Crim. 3(d) prohibited…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition for postconvicton relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that the performance of Appellant's trial counsel was not deficient, and…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this appeal from the circuit court's order certifying a class action lawsuit filed by Employees against Employer, the Supreme Court remanded the case with instructions to enter an order that complies with Ark. R. Civ.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of Appellant's request for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that the Rule 37.1 petition failed to raise a meritorious claim. Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed an order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's petition to correct an illegal sentence, holding that the circuit court did not err in dismissing the petition. In 2013, Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the circuit court's denial and dismissal of his pro se petition for reduction of sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that there was no merit to the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court vacated the opinion of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's order denying Appellant's motion to terminate a guardianship held by Appellant's niece over Appellant's minor child and reversed…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that the circuit court's decision to deny Appellant's petition was not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram knobs, holding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the writ should…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis or, in the alternative, for a writ of certiorari, holding that Petitioner…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a violation of Brady v.…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case brought by the State bringing a charge of capital murder under alternate theories, rape felony murder and child-abuse murder, the Supreme Court reversed Appellant's conviction of capital murder and remanded…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's capital-murder conviction, holding that the circuit court did not commit prejudicial error in the proceedings below. Specifically, the Court held (1) the circuit court properly…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition. Appellant pled…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's conviction for capital murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in not allowing Appellant to impeach a…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Mother's petition to terminate the guardianship of her two minor children, holding that the circuit court erred in finding that it remained in the best…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's award of attorney's fees to Plaintiff in his illegal-exaction lawsuit successfully challenging the constitutionality of certain legislative acts but remanded for further…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's order holding the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) in contempt but dismissed DHS's appeal of a temporary restraining order enjoining its emergency rule, holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court granting Plaintiffs' motion for class certification in this action alleging that Defendant, which leased with Plaintiffs to drill and sell hydrocarbons from the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a life sentence with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act (FSMA), holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's fifth pro se petition requesting permission to proceed with a petition for writ of error coram nobis in the trial court, holding that Petitioner did not satisfy any ground for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's entry of a $650 deficiency judgment against the Arkansas State Highway Commission after a jury determined that the Commission owed KW-DW Properties, LLC $36,000 for just…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal brought by the Arkansas Department of Humanitarian Services (DHS) challenging the permanent injunction against its 2015 ARChoices Medicaid waiver rule, holding that this case was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court entered on the jury's verdict finding that Davis Life Care Center (DLCC), a long-term care facility, was not entitled to charitable immunity and denying DLCC's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's motion for directed verdict and denying Appellant's motion for a mistrial, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to convict…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court treated Defendant's motion to lodge an appeal from a judgment sentencing him to 360 months imprisonment as a motion for rule on clerk and granted the motion, holding that because Defendant's counsel…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions and sentence for capital murder, unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, and terroristic act, as well as a sentence enhancement for employing a firearm in the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a life sentence with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act (FSMA), holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's premises-liability suit against Simmons Sporting Goods, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction, holding that Arkansas courts did not have…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal from an order entered in the circuit court dismissing without prejudice Appellant’s pro se civil rights complaint for failure to provide proof of service in compliance with…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s motion to dismiss and grant of a default judgment in favor of Arkansas Teachers Federal Credit Union (ATFCU), holding that the circuit court did not err in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order denying Appellant’s petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis with a petition for declaratory judgment, holding that the underlying petition clearly failed to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal from the circuit court’s denial of his petition to proceed in forma pauperis in an action seeking a writ of habeas corpus, thus declaring the motions Appellant filed in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant’s conviction of capital murder, first-degree battery, and aggravated residential battery, holding that no prejudicial error occurred during the proceedings below. Before trial,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a life sentence with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act (FSMA), holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court’s order denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a life sentence with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act (FSMA), holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed Appellant’s conviction for first-degree murder, for which she was sentenced to life imprisonment, holding that the trial court violated Appellant’s fundamental right to a public trial by…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for two counts of capital felony murder and one count of aggravated robbery, holding that there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict. On appeal, Defendant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant’s petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that the circuit court did not err in summarily denying…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court denying Appellant’s petition for postconviction relief filed under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that the circuit court’s decision to deny the petition was not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition for writ of mandamus filed in the Desha County Circuit Court, holding that the circuit court had no jurisdiction below. Petitioner was an inmate serving a life sentence in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order granting Appellees’ motion to dismiss Appellant’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus and complaint for conversion but modified it as a dismissal without prejudice…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant stated no ground for relief cognizable in a habeas proceeding. On appeal,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant a resentencing hearing and imposing a sentence of life with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act (FSMA), 2017 Ark.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s dismissal of Appellant’s petition for judicial review under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure, declaratory relief, and petition for writ of mandamus, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court treated Petitioner’s pro se motion for rule on clerk seeking to proceed with an appeal as a motion for belated appeal and denied the motion, holding that Petitioner’s petition was wholly without merit,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to proceed with a petition for writ of error coram nobis and Petitioner’s motion for default judgment, holding that Petitioner…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed Appellant’s sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole imposed in connection with his conviction for one count of capital murder, holding that the circuit court erred in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court dismissing Appellant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the writ of error coram nobis because…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal from an order denying his pro se petition for writ of mandamus and found that the motion for modification of that order was moot, holding that Appellant’s notice of appeal…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the circuit court in this dispute over reimbursement for costs arising out of a settlement, holding that some of the circuit court’s findings were…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant’s third amended motion for class certification and remanded for further proceedings, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Petitioner’s fourth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in the trial court in his criminal case, holding that the petition was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s writ of mandamus seeking to order the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney to authorize the release of information and evidence from Appellant’s…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal from an order denying his pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that the the Court lacked jurisdiction to consider the appeal. Appellant lodged his appeal…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that he may file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that Petitioner’s claim did not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that Petitioner’s claims did not establish a…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the circuit court and dismissed this matter in its entirety, holding that the circuit court exceeded its jurisdiction on remand, and therefore, its actions following remand were…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this interlocutory appeal concerning legislative and executive privilege in Arkansas the Supreme Court held that the legislative and executive privileges exist in Arkansas. At issue in this case was whether Ordinance…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that because none of Appellant’s arguments provided evidence of probable cause to believe that Appellant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Petitioner’s third petition requesting the Court to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that he may file a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that relief was not warranted…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal of the circuit court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus and declared moot Appellant’s motion for an extension of time to file his brief-in-chief, holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the petition was without merit. As grounds for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate in the petition that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of Appellant’s petition for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that none of Appellant’s claims merited postconviction relief under Rule…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied the motions filed by Warden James Gibson to dismiss Appellant’s appeal of the circuit court’s dismissal of his civil petition seeking an order directing the Warden to preserve certain evidence…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that charging Appellant in an amendment to the information originally filed in his brother’s…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s motion seeking leave to proceed with a belated appeal of a circuit court order that dismissed his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus after treating the motion as a motion…