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 arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF April 18, 2019
JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART
CR-13-1006. Rolandis Chatmon v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Petitioner's pro se fourth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis or, alternatively, a petition for writ of certiorari. Petition denied. Wood, J., not participating.
CR-18-453. Billy Jack Kain, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Wood, J., concurs.
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-18-366. Quenton Edward King v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE SHAWN A. WOMACK
CR-17-471. Terrell Antonio Harrell v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Osceola District. 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-18-617. Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Bradley Ledgerwood, Louella Jones, Peggy Sanders, Marcus Strope, Winnie Winston, Dana Wolf, and Michael Yarra, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Reversed; dismissed. Kemp, C.J., and Hart, J., dissent.
JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER
CR-17-89. Mauricio Alejandro Torres v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. Hart, J., concurs. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Womack, JJ., dissent.
CV-17-63. Jeremy Kennedy v. John Felts, Chairman, Arkansas Parole Board, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal. Motion granted in part and denied in part; appeal dismissed.
CV-18-601. Larry Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; Andrea Lea, State Auditor; Dennis Milligan, State Treasurer; and Central Arkansas Planning and Development District v. Mike Wilson, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Reversed and remanded. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Womack, JJ., dissent.
CV-18-670. Everett Foreman v. State of Arkansas, from Lee County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
JUSTICE COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON
CR-10-447. David Hugh Jones, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First 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. Hart, J., concurs.
CR-18-478. Ronnie R. Collins v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE ROBIN F. WYNNE
CV-18-310. (In the Matter of the Guardianship of E.M.R. and D.C.R., Minors) Christine Hartman v. Franklin Reardon and Marla Reardon, from Franklin County Circuit Court, Northern District. Reversed and remanded with instructions. Wood and Womack, JJ., dissent.
CV-18-931. Stephens Production Company v. Bill R. Mainer; Peggy Ann Mainer; Mary Hammond Living Trust; H.H. Hammond Living Trust; Billy Ray Mainer, Jr.; Dwight Edward Cole; and Cynthia Rose Cole; Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, from Franklin County Circuit Court, Southern District. Affirmed. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Womack, JJ., dissent.
Metro on 04/19/2019