Arkansas Supreme Court Decisions 2021

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellants' motion to set aside an order probating their father's will and appointing their stepmother, Appellee, as personal representative of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court ordering certain messages to be released because they constituted "public records" pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Ark. Code Ann.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and dismissed as moot in part the order of the circuit court that disposed of Appellant's motion for the return of seized property, holding that the circuit court correctly held that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the circuit court's dismissal of Plaintiff's lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, Arkansas Medical Marijuana…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order dismissing Appellant's complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, holding that there was no error. Appellant was cited for aiding and abetting two individuals…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court denying Plaintiff's motion for class-action certification in her suit against Defendant, a car dealership, holding that the circuit court abused its discretion…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se habeas petition filed under Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-201, holding that a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to section 16-112-210 could…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court convicting Defendant of raping six-year-old M.H. and sentencing him to an enhanced sentence of life imprisonment without parole, holding that there was no…

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 raise allegations that warranted…

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 the claims raised by…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Petitioner's petition for postconviction relief without holding an evidentiary hearing, holding that there was no error. Petitioner was convicted of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for postconviction relief, holding that there was no error. Appellant was convicted of murdering his wife. He later filed this…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Plaintiff's employment discrimination complaint against Mercy Hospital Rogers, holding that the circuit court erred in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's fourth pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that he was entitled to relief. In his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court that denied Appellant's request for injunctive relief preventing the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from terminating his employment and…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the circuit court denying the State's motion to dismiss this complaint alleging that Defendants, in their official capacities, had terminated him in violation of public policy…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's motion to correct clerical errors in his sentencing order, holding that Appellant's sentencing order contained…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court decree quieting and confirming title in 173.5 acres of Lee County property in favor of Appellees in this case, holding that the circuit court's findings were clearly…

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 failed to establish sufficient…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petitions for writ of habeas corpus, to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a writ of error coram nobis, and to recall the mandate, holding that Petitioner was not…

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

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 coram nobis, holding that none of Petitioner's claims established grounds for the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order granting Father's motion for modification of custody of the parties' daughter, holding that the court did not err in modifying the previous custody order after finding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal for lack of a final or otherwise appealable order, holding that the orders Appellants were attempting to appeal were not appealable on an interlocutory basis. In this class-action…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief. Appellant was convicted of six felony…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court reversing the determination of an Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) administrative law judge (ALJ) that allegations of child maltreatment made against…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's order finding that both Rule 2.13(b)(5) of the Casino Gaming Rules and Ark. Code Ann. 27-117-101(b) are unconstitutional, holding that the circuit court erred. In 2019, the…

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 failed to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's second 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 failed…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's second pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis and seeking the appointment of postconviction counsel, 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 writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to present a cognizable claim 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 establish a ground for the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Appellant failed to allege facts to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence, holding that the circuit court erred in denying the petition. Appellant pled guilty to one…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court answered a certified question from federal court about whether Arkansas law prevented Plaintiffs from pursuing their breach of contract claim when the first breach occurred outside of the state of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Defendant's request for a writ of error coram nobis, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief. Defendant was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of four people. Defendant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of rape, holding that none of Defendant's arguments on appeal entitled him to a reversal of his conviction. On appeal, Defendant did not challenge the sufficiency of the…

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 raise a cognizable claim for…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to compel the disclosure of documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Ark. Code…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of first-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not giving a jury instruction on…

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 alleging that he was denied effective counsel prior to his criminal…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant stated no ground in the petition on which the writ could issue.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of Appellant's pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 (ACRA), Ark. Code Ann. 16-123-101 to -108, in which he alleged that Arkansas…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the county of his incarceration, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying mother's motion to prohibit the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) from immunizing her one-year-old daughter, M.S., over her objection after the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court answered a certified question in the negative and held that Ark. Code Ann. 27-34-106(a) does not violate the separation of powers doctrine under article 4, section 2, and Amendment 80, section 3 of the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying the motion to dismiss this action against the Arkansas Department of Education, members of the Arkansas State Board of Education, and the Commissioner…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant stated no ground on which the writ could issue. Appellant entered a plea of…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Petitioner's claim for habeas relief on the grounds that Petitioner's allegations should have been raised at trial or in a timely petition under…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's petition to proceed in forma pauperis with respect to a petition for writ of certiorari, holding that Petitioner was not entitled to relief. Petitioner, proceeding pro se, submitted…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition to correct an illegal sentence, filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Appellant failed to allege facts that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Defendant's petition for relief from an illegal sentence under Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that the circuit court did not err. Defendant pleaded…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the judgment of the circuit court denying Defendant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding…

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 a writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to allege sufficient grounds…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this interlocutory appeal brought by the State challenging a sanctions order entered by the circuit court pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 37, holding that this Court lacked appellate jurisdiction…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed and dismissed the adoption order of the circuit court, holding that the circuit court erred in determining that Father's consent was not required in the adoption of his two minor children to…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court accepted the findings of fact by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission and its recommendation that the Court suspend the Honorable Barry Sims of the Sixth Judicial District,…

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 establish that the State violated…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus/prohibition, holding that Appellant filed his petition in the wrong county. A Phillips County jury convicted Appellant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Appellant's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant stated no ground on which the writ could issue. Appellants was convicted…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant's claims fell outside the purview of habeas relief. Appellant was convicted…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court resentencing Appellant to a term of life imprisonment, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying Appellant's resentencing motion,…

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 none of Petitioner's claims established a ground for…

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

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Petitioner's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that the trial court did not err. In his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's successive pro se petition requesting or obtaining an authorization order for leave to amend and supplement records pursuant to Act…

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 relief. Defendant…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition for a writ of mandamus asking the Supreme Court to compel the circuit court to conduct a hearing on his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under Ark. Code Ann.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that Appellant failed to establish…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court finding that Ark. Code Ann. 2-16-206(a), which sets forth the appointment process for members of the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB), was constitutional,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed on direct appeal the order of the circuit court denying in part Monsanto Company's motion for judgment on the pleadings and concluding that the Arkansas State Plant Board's Regulation 7 does…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's petition for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 without holding an evidentiary hearing, holding that the petition and…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court sentencing Defendant to life imprisonment after a resentencing hearing, holding that no prejudicial error occurred. Defendant, who was seventeen when he…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the conclusions of the trial court denying Petitioner's petition and amended petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that the trial court did not err…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence under Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Appellant failed to allege that his sentence…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed an 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 decision of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann.16-112-101, holding that Appellant failed to state a…

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 and for clarification of certain dates in which Petitioner claimed…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed an order of the circuit court finding in favor of Welspun Tubular, LLC in this challenge to a disallowed compensating-use-tax exemption, holding that the circuit court did not err. A "sales…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this criminal case, the Supreme Court held that Defendant was entitled to proceed with a belated appeal and that Defendant was indigent. Defendant was convicted of aggravated assault on a family member and was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed and vacated the judgment of the court of appeals affirming Defendant's conviction of first-degree assault and sentencing him to thirty days in jail, holding that Defendant failed to perfect his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Petitioner's postconviction petition filed under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that the circuit court did not err. Defendant was convicted of four…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this interlocutory appeal brought by the State pursuant to Ark. R. App. P.-Crim. 3 arguing that the circuit court erred in granting Defendant's motion to suppress medical records obtained…

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

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part and dismissed in part the divorce decree and orders of contempt of the circuit court in this divorce case, holding that the circuit court did not err or abuse its…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to show that he was entitled to issuance of the…

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 court did not err by denying the petition without a…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's petition for a writ of mandamus with prejudice under Ark. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), holding that the circuit court did not abuse its…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court expanded the exception to the parental-immunity doctrine when the minor brings a direct-action suit against an insurance carrier for uninsured-motorist coverage to cover direct-action claims when…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case stemming from ad valorem tax assessments, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing this matter for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, holding that that the matter was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se motion to recall the mandate issued by the Supreme Court on direct appeal, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and his motion for joinder of claims, holding that…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's motion for a directed verdict, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the motion. After a jury trial, Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court granting Petitioners' request for a preliminary injunction and finding that the entirety of Ark. Code Ann. 7-9-601(b) is unconstitutional, holding that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission that Appellant was not entitled to a wage-loss award in addition to his impairment rating because Area Agency on Aging of Southeast…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court convicting Appellant of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and committing first-degree murder in the presence of a child,…

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

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's dismissal of Appellant's petition for ineffective assistance of counsel filed under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief. Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking scientific testing of evidence from his 1996 criminal case, holding that the circuit…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition to proceed in forma paupers in connection with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that the circuit court correctly…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed a divorce decree that awarded Rhonda Marlene Cherry permanent alimony and a subsequent order that found William Cherry in contempt for failing to pay the full amount of alimony ordered, holding…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court vacating the finding of the Arkansas Ethics Commission that Susan Weaver violated Ark. Code Ann. 7-6-228(c)(1) when a magazine published her campaign…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101 to -123, holding that the circuit court did not…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order the circuit court certifying a class action against Defendants, holding that the circuit court did not err or abuse its discretion. Plaintiffs filed a class action complaint against…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the petition and in finding of an abuse of the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court declaring Bobby Lee Jones ineligible to hold the office of Justice of the Peace, holding that the trial court erred by not providing Jones with a hearing on the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of rape, second-degree sexual assault, and third-degree domestic battery, holding that the circuit court did not err or abuse its discretion. On appeal, Defendant…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case stemming from a motor vehicle accident the Supreme Court affirmed as modified the circuit court's order dismissing with prejudice Plaintiffs' claims against against Defendant, holding that the circuit court…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by Petitioners - Respondent's employer, its corporate parent, and a fellow employee - asking the court to dismiss Respondent's declaratory judgment…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to the circuit court's order granting a mistrial as to both the guilt and penalty phases of Defendant's capital murder trial when the event…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal from the denial of Appellant's pro se motion to enforce his plea agreement, holding that Appellant's motion to enforce the plea agreement represented an untimely postconviction…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of life imprisonment but reversed the additional ten years added to the sentence for a firearm enhancement, holding that Defendant's…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se third petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner's claim has been raised in previous…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of Petitioner's petition to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Petitioner did not allege or demonstrate in this…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for first-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below. The victim in this case…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed in part and affirmed in part the appeal of the circuit court's order granting motions to dismiss filed by hospital defendants in this medical malpractice action, holding that the circuit court…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the circuit court refusing to allow Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC to intervene in litigation brought by Gulfside Casino Partnership against the Arkansas Department of Finance…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that Appellant's claim was not cognizable in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant stated no ground in the petition on which the writ could issue. Appellant was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part, and dismissed as moot in part the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the the City of North Little Rock, the City's mayor,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court finding that certain rent-to-own leases were subject to the special excise tax on short-term rentals of tangible personal property levied by Ark. Code Ann.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction fo multiple drug crimes, holding that the circuit court did not err or abuse its discretion. On appeal, Defendant argued that there was insufficient evidence to support…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.5, holding that the circuit court failed to make specific written…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed this appeal stemming from an illegal-exaction case challenging whether a court-ordered annual service fee charged to customers by Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District to repay Ozark Mountain's…