Arkansas Court of Appeals

The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions Wednesday. 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 March 17, 2021

JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER

CV-19-134. Kimbro Stephens Insurance Trust and A.K. Tennessee Irrevocable Residuary Trust v. James E. Smith, Jr.; Kimberly Woodyard; and Smith Akins & Gladden, P.A., from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to dismiss denied. Klappenbach and Vaught, JJ., agree.

JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON

CR-20-430. Albert Marvin Arellano v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Barrett and Vaught, JJ., agree.

JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN

CR-20-371. Larry Zane Neff v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH

CR-20-17. Charles Wayne Mayberry v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson, Gruber, and Barrett, JJ., agree. Virden and Brown, JJ., dissent.

CV-20-558. Alainna King v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Tenth Division. Affirmed. Gruber and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER

CR-20-434. Alijah Wilder v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MIKE MURPHY

CR-20-506. Melissa Albertson v. State of Arkansas, from Yell County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Gruber, JJ., agree.

JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN

CR-20-358. Melissa Rose Hatley v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Harrison, C.J., and Hixson, J., agree.

JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT

CR-20-320. Carl Wynn v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Abramson and Barrett, JJ., agree.

JUDGE STEPHANIE POTTER BARRETT

CV-20-7. Miguel Escobar v. A&A Orchard, LLC, from Carroll County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part. Abramson, Vaught, and Hixson, JJ., agree. Harrison, C.J., and Klappenbach, J., concur in part and dissent in part.

CV-20-168. Sherry Henson and Clarence Henson v. Kandice Brumble, from Lawrence County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

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