Lawyers deny 'forum shopping' in court hearing
Chief District Judge P.K. Holmes III said he wanted to explore the possibility that lawyers on both sides of the case agreed to “forum shopping,” that is, moving from one court to another to obtain...
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Jan. 19 DocketDonald R. White, 51, 2014 fine review was dismissed.Donald R. White, 51, received a $245 fine and two days in jail on a failure to appear charge in 2014.Damian Walker, 27, received 10...
View ArticleCourt: Search of Little Rock bottling plant lawful
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis upheld a federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by water bottling company Mountain Pure and several of its employees against Cynthia Roberts, an...
View ArticleAttorneys argue over condemned killer's competence to waive appeals
An attorney for the state asked the Supreme Court to uphold a Polk County circuit judge’s ruling that Karl Roberts, 47, was mentally competent to make a knowing and intelligent decision to waive his...
View ArticleNo good reason to withdraw Maggio's plea, prosecutors say
Maggio, former circuit judge for the 20th Judicial District, filed a motion earlier this month seeking to withdraw his January 2015 plea of guilty to the charge of theft or bribery concerning programs...
View ArticlePulaski County Judge rejects plan for Little Italy
Television station KATV reported Friday that County Judge Barry Hyde found the proposed area is too large, lacks the "necessary unity of a single place" and had an inadequate budget.
View ArticleArkansas County Municipal Court Northern District-Stuttgart hands out fines,...
Feb. 2 DocketCynthia Wood, 47, 2014 fine review was dismissed.Chasity Grant, 41, 2015 fine review was dismissed.Pamela Myers, 52, 2015 failure to appear charge was dismissed.Cody Cowart, 36, received a...
View ArticleCourt rejects appeal by man convicted of killing toddler
Daniel Pedraza, now 27, pleaded guilty in Drew County Circuit Court to first-degree murder in the death of Aubriana Coke and was sentenced in 2013 to life in prison. Pedraza initially was charged with...
View ArticleJudge hears arguments in suit challenging restrictions on abortion pill
An attorney for the state argued that the law seeks only to protect women’s health and that it would not place an undue burden on a woman’s right to an abortion because surgical abortions would remain...
View ArticleState Supreme Court accepts surrender of ex-UCA official's law license
Gillean was convicted in Faulkner County Circuit Court in 2014 of six counts of commercial burglary and sentenced to three years in prison. Prosecutors said he allowed a student to use his keys and...
View ArticleFederal appeals court stays new cap on inmate phone calls
The FCC set the cap in October, limiting the charges for state and local inmate calls from all state and federal prisons to 11 cents per minute. For jails, the FCC capped rates at 14 cents to 22 cents...
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Feb. 9 DocketMarsha Rose Black, 43, 2014 fine review was dismissed.Benny West, 21, 2015 fine review was dismissed.John King, 24, assessed and paid $245 on a failure to appear charge in 2015.Benny West,...
View ArticleRutledge urges U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Texas abortion law
The nation’s top court heard arguments last week in a challenge to the law, which requires doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. A separate provision, which has...
View ArticleCourt rejects appeal by ex-dentist convicted of burglary, kidnapping
David Van Winkle, now 54, was convicted of the offences in 2013 and sentenced to 52 years in prison, with the sentence enhanced because it involved a firearm.
View ArticleCourt upholds man's rape conviction
Earl Delmar Pigg, now 51, was convicted in 2013 of 11 counts of rape and one count of interference with custody. He received 11 life sentences and one 10 year-sentence, all of them consecutive.
View ArticleArkansas judge pleads not guilty in son's death in hot car
Circuit Judge Wade Naramore is accused in the death of his 18-month-old, Thomas, last July. His trial is set for June 14.
View ArticleArkansas County Municipal Court Northern District-Stuttgart hands out fines,...
Feb. 16 DocketPhyllis R. Russell, 51, received a $385 fine on a hot check charge in 2014.Lakisa Walker, 35, 2014 fine review was dismissed.Lakisa Walker, 35, assessed and paid $245 on a failure to...
View ArticleCondemned killer allowed to resume appeals
In a 4-3 decision, the court reversed a Polk County circuit judge’s ruling that Karl Roberts, now 48, was mentally competent to make a knowing and intelligent decision to waive his appeal rights.
View ArticleCourt: Hospitals can't challenge Peer Review Fairness Act
In a 5-2 decision, the court said a lawsuit filed by Baptist Health Systems, Mercy Health System and Washington Regional Medical Center challenging the constitutionality of Act 766 of 2013, the...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood asks judge to block Arkansas defunding
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland on Thursday asked U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker to expand her October decision temporarily preventing the state from denying Medicaid funds for three unnamed...
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