Arkansas Supreme Court

The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at courts.state.ar.us.

PROCEEDINGS OF Oct. 18, 2018

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP

CR-17-120. Morris Dean Davis v. State, from Boone County Circuit Court. Affirmed.

CR-18-412. Calvin E. Jackson v. State, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Appellant's pro se motion for extension of time to file brief. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. Hart, J., dissents.

JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER

CV-18-715. Randy Zook, Individually and on Behalf of Arkansans for a Strong Economy, a Ballot Question Committee v. Mark Martin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas; and Kristin Foster, Individually and on Behalf of Arkansans for a Fair Wage, an Original Action. Petition denied. Wood and Womack, JJ., concur.

JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART

CV-18-749. Mark Martin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas; and Randy Zook, Individually and on Behalf of Legislative Question Committee, Arkansans for Jobs and Justice v. Marion Humphrey, Individually and as a Representative of All Similarly Situated Voter-Citizens of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Affirmed. Special Justice Stephen Tabor joins. Wood, J., concurs. Womack, J., dissents. Kemp, C.J., not participating.

JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD

CR-01-326. Rodney Bunch v. State, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petition denied.

CV-18-187. Jackie Breeden Jr. v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Affirmed.

JUSTICE ROBIN F. WYNNE

CV-18-141. Wallace A. Gardner v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Appellant's pro se motions for appointment of counsel, for extension of time to correct brief, to order circuit clerk to furnish documents, and for status. Appeal dismissed; motions moot.

Metro on 10/19/2018

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