Criminal Cases

Since XOP was on notice of the greater offense, he cannot claim surprise by the trial court's finding of a lesser-included offense 2014 Ark. App. 424

Field sobriety tests did not violate driver's Fourth Amendment rights because the seizure was based upon probable cause; refusal to take breath test was independently relevant on the issue of intoxication 2014 Ark. App. 431

Little Rock police officer sentenced to 104 months’ imprisonment for aiding and abetting marijuana sales 13-3670

Affidavit was sufficient to support search warrant where affiant never dealt directly with the accused but purchased drugs from a middle man 13-1159

A four-level reduction for prisoner escaped from prison camp – USSG § 2P1.1(b)(3) does not apply 13-3796

A defendant is considered an accomplice if she takes some part in or performs some act in the commission of the crime 2014 Ark.App. 436

When it is asserted that counsel was ineffective for the failure to make a motion or argument, the petitioner must show that the motion or argument would have been meritorious 2014 Ark. 345

Petitioner bears the burden of showing a writ of error coram nobis is warranted. The Supreme Court will only allow a writ to proceed if it deems the attack meritorious 2014 Ark. 347

Mandatory life imprisonment as punishment required for juvenile to receive consideration under Miller v. Alabama and Brown v. Hobbs. 2014 Ark. 356

Dismissal of Rule 37 petition was reversed; verification on transcript request sufficed 2014 Ark. 349

Jury verdict for government reasonable in spite of inconsistencies in DEA evidence form 13-2986

Court declined to extend "the proposition that the unquestioned laws of nature compel a conclusion that appellant's blood-alcohol content was either decreasing or increasing at the time" of a blood test 2014 Ark.App. 460

The statutory language regarding the giving of jury instructions regarding alternative sentencing is permissive, not mandatory 2014 Ark.App. 458

"The application of an apparently new doctrine that this court may deny Rule 37 relief for any reason, is egregious enough to warrant a rehearing of this case" 2014 Ark. 373

Only after a defendant has regained fitness and criminal proceedings resumed may a court dismiss a case under A.C.A. 5-2-310(c)(2) 2014 Ark. 362

Withholding of evidence by the State is grounds for relief under a writ of error coram nobis but the petitioner must show that there is a reasonable probability, had the evidence been disclosed, that the proceeding would have been different 2014 Ark. 367

A defendant will not receive a new trial "unless the evidence weighs heavily enough against the verdict that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred" 12-3703

Intended loss is based on a defendant's actual, subjective intent but is not to be confused with "good intentions" 13-3217

Cuyler v. Sullivan provides that a court presumes prejudice when a conflict of interest arising from multiple representation adversely affects counsel's representation 12-1309

Under 404(b), evidence is admissible under the Res Gestae exception to establish facts and circumstances surrounding the commission of an offense 2014 Ark.App. 478

Not every reference to post-Miranda silence violates Due Process 10-1990

Evidence of 3rd party guilt should have been admitted at trial 2014 Ark. 391

Court will not grant postconviction relief when the petitioner fails to show what evidence or witnesses were omitted at trial and how it could have changed the outcome 2014 Ark. 387

Trial counsel's remark regarding client's escape charge during opening statement and remark regarding possibility of pardon during closing statement did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel 2014 Ark. 384

U.S. Attorney General lacked good cause to waive the Interim Rule procedural requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act 13-1261

Witness identification and defendant's prior bad acts were admissible 13-2675

Defense counsel's communication with client regarding court date held confidential 2014 Ark.App. 516

Trial court erred in denying defendant's writ of habeas corpus 2014 Ark. 405

Case of first impression regarding distribution of child pornography affirmed in 4-3 split decision 2014 Ark. 403

Capital murder conviction affirmed in El Chico Robbery 2014 Ark. 406

Batson challenge fails despite all black jurors being struck from the jury panel 2014 Ark. 416

Defendant failed to show ineffective assistance of counsel; proffered plea offer was fake 2014 Ark. 419

Evidence held sufficient to support aggravated robbery conviction 2014 Ark. 415

The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and dismissed defendant's conviction for failure to appear 2014 Ark. 413

Second degree murder conviction upheld despite evidence of justification 2014 Ark.App. 538

Defendant's confession to police upheld despite the allegation of inducement by a false promise 2014 Ark.App. 557,

Accomplice testimony lacked corroborating evidence to support conviction for arson 2014 Ark.App. 551,

Court failed to decide merits of argument due to overwhelming evidence of guilt 2014 Ark. 433,

Doctrine of res judicata precluded defendant from making ineffective assistance of counsel claim 2014 Ark. 446

Despite police presence, Miranda warnings unnecessary when defendant not in custody 2014 Ark.App. 574

Photos as means of exposure to sexually explicit material satisfies statute 2014 Ark.App. 584

State appeal of suppression issue fails as to pat-down, but succeeds as to container in vehicle 2014 Ark. 443

Drugs in plain view on car seat sufficient cause to arrest without a warrant 2014 Ark.App. 618

Defendant's statement, "You going to shoot me, motherf***cker" considered aggressive behavior to justify pat down for weapons 2014 Ark.App. 623

Sufficiency of the evidence argument waived on lesser-included offense unless argued on directed verdict 2014 Ark.App. 624

Government's argument not waived at hearing; officers subjective reason for traffic stop irrelevant No. 14-1015

Police officers lawfully present on property could seize items found in plain view 2014 Ark.App. 649

Admission of prior rape convictions upheld 2014 Ark.App. 644

Defendant waived sufficiency argument when he failed to argue amended charges at the close of the State's case 2014 Ark.App. 660

Circuit court acted without jurisdiction when it ordered defendant to submit to a criminal responsibility examination 2014 Ark. 487

Denial of manslaughter instruction affirmed despite an allegation the victim sexually assaulted defendant's daughter 2014 Ark.App. 686

Circuit court did not err in allowing State's expert witness to testify that a personality disorder did not constitute a mental disease 2014 Ark.App. 690

Sex offender registration act does not violate the Commerce Clause No. 14-1165

Circuit court did not err in admitting defendant's statements 2014 Ark. 500

Failing to register as a sex offender is a strict liability offense 2014 Ark. 510

Circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to convict defendant of violating an order of protection 2014 Ark. 515

Defendant's directed verdict argument not specific enough to preserve for appellate review 2014 Ark. 535

Court sides with police in "close call" reasonable suspicion case regarding a vehicle's color discrepancy 2014 Ark.App. 711

Arkansas Game and Fish wardens subject to the same restrictions as traditional law enforcement when conducting seizures absent reasonable suspicion 2014 Ark.App. 726

Conditions of confinement claim not appropriate under habeas corpus petition No. 13-3460

Statute of limitations did not apply in rape case where DNA evidence found 2015 Ark. 16

District court reversed on federal habeas statute of limitations ruling No. 13-3584

Informant's tip sufficiently reliable for reasonable suspicion 2015 Ark.App. 37

Mother, who ingested meth while pregnant, convicted of introduction of a controlled substance into the body of another person 2015 Ark.App. 27

Tampering with evidence conviction reversed 2015 Ark. 30

Evidence held sufficient to support aggravated robbery convictions 2015 Ark. 28

Mistaken identity does not prevent search from being reasonable No. 14-1247

Admission of victim's recorded interview with forensic interviewer reversible error 2015 Ark.App. 57

Mandatory reporter should have reported roommate's sexual relationship with 18 year old student 2015 Ark.App. 63

Defendant's violation of suspended sentence not inexcusable 2015 Ark.App. 55

Flight from arrest probative of defendant's consciousness of guilt 2015 Ark.App. 53

Death of defendant prevents Court from ruling on evidentiary arguments 2015 Ark. 35

Supreme Court rejects defendant's request to overrule precedent regarding juvenile sentencing 2015 Ark. 42

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to call witnesses who may have corroborated defendant's defense 2015 Ark. 43

Introduction of witness's lack of memory to out of court statements not a violation of confrontation clause 2015 Ark.App. 71

Tipster's reliability was sufficient in conjunction with verification by police surveillance 2015 Ark.App. 84

Uncorroborated anonymous tip did not support police arrest at motel 2015 Ark. 50

Circuit court erred by not holding competency hearing 2015 Ark.App. 103

Officers' multiple requests to obtain blood or urine samples appropriate 2015 Ark.App. 96

No contest plea knowingly and voluntarily made 2015 Ark. 65

Defendant not insane at the time of guilty plea 2015 Ark. 69

Circuit court erred in failing to conduct hearing on post-conviction DNA petition 2015 Ark. 57

Defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel due to bad parole eligibility advice not credible 2015 Ark. 72

Circuit court did not err in failing to grant defendant's motion for expert assistance 2015 Ark. 60

Defendant not entitled to choose his psychiatrist 2015 Ark. 61

Supreme Court overrules own precedent to reach result in death case 2015 Ark. 62

Circuit court erred in joining a failure to appear charge with a breaking or entering charge 2015 Ark.App. 142

Trial counsel not ineffective in murder case 2015 Ark. 90

No-merit briefs must contain all adverse rulings even in cases where a defendant is sentenced to death or life in prison 2015 Ark. 91

Smell of marijuana created reasonable suspicion to detain the defendant for questioning 2015 Ark.App. 166

Negligent homicide conviction appropriate where defendant failed to see victim's car approaching 2015 Ark.App. 162

Circuit court applied the wrong standard in its denial of Rule 37 petition 2015 Ark. 119

Circuit court erred in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing on competency claim 2015 Ark. 112

Trial counsel not ineffective in first degree murder case 2015 Ark. 118

New death penalty procedures found constitutional 2015 Ark. 116

Denial of Rule 37 petition after guilty plea was affirmed 2015 Ark. 115

Reference to co-defendants' statements made during defendant's police interview did not violate Confrontation Clause 2015 Ark. 132

Permitting abuse of a minor requires registration as a sex offender 2015 Ark.App. 205

Circuit Court erred by not allowing misdemeanor impeachment evidence 2015 Ark.App. 211

Circuit court erred in retroactively applying CCRSA to defendant's felony convictions 2015 Ark. 149

Consecutive suspended sentence reversed and remanded 2015 Ark. 153

Car color discrepancy did not give rise to reasonable suspicion for traffic stop 2015 Ark. 152

Defendant's failure to verify Rule 37 petition warranted dismissal 2015 Ark. 144

Erroneous advice regarding parole eligibility does not automatically render counsel ineffective 2015 Ark. 147

Attempted murder was not a "homicide offense," juvenile cannot be sentenced to life without parole 2015 Ark. 146

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to object to an amended felony information filed 2 days before trial 2015 Ark. 166

Denial of Rule 37 petition affirmed where attorney does not strike juror alleged to dislike defendant 2015 Ark. 165

Circuit court erred by allowing the State to question police officer about factual basis of search warrant 2015 Ark.App. 245

Constructive possession conviction for driver upheld where gun was found under the passenger's seat 2015 Ark.App. 257

Finding of Grade A violation plain error No. 14-2750

Evidence held sufficient to support federal drug conviction No. 14-2146

Juvenile transfer motion remanded for reconsideration 2015 Ark.App. 282

Driving while intoxicated requires a culpable mental state 2015 Ark. 183

Circuit court did not err in denying defendant's motion to sever to separate cases 2015 Ark.App. 275

Arrest for unrelated warrant not pre-textual to robbery investigation 2015 Ark.App. 304

Defendant's request for new trial attorney denied 2015 Ark.App. 321

Rejecting a single drug shipment not sufficient to withdraw from conspiracy No. 14-1668

Appeal by State dismissed due to mixture of fact and law 2015 Ark. 203

Circuit court failed to make finding of probable cause to warrant habeas relief 2015 Ark. 207

Failure to raise argument to circuit court waives argument on appeal 2015 Ark. 209

Ex Post Facto law not applicable in federal sex offender registration case No. 14-2724

Defendant failed to develop argument to the circuit court 2015 Ark. 227

Issue of first impression in DWI case garners 4-3 split decision 2015 Ark. 222

Conflicts in deputy prosecutor's testimony warrants petition to reinvest jurisdiction in circuit court 2015 Ark. 225

Extraordinary circumstances not found to recall mandate in death penalty case 2015 Ark. 219

9 year delay in filing murder charges not error 2015 Ark. 220

Expert opinion on defendant's mental state not allowed 2015 Ark.App. 340

Issue of first impression regarding First Offender Act affirmed 2015 Ark. 247

Circuit court did not abuse its discretion allowing gruesome photos as evidence 2015 Ark. 240

Juror's inadvertent comment about defendant's behavior in elementary school not sufficient for mistrial 2015 Ark. 245

Circuit court granting defendant's motion to suppress mixture of law and facts 2015 Ark. 236

Attempted manslaughter not a lesser-included offense of attempted first or second degree murder 2015 Ark.App. 360

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to make objections during opening and closing arguments 2015 Ark. 252

Denial of motion to suppress based upon consent affirmed No. 14-1908

Police stop partially based on door banging upheld 2015 Ark.App. 412

Miller v. Alabama, which prohibited mandatory life sentences for juvenile, applies retroactively 2015 Ark. 277

Non-model jury instruction inappropriate in capital murder case 2015 Ark. 274

Case remanded for re-sentencing due to conflicting jury verdict 2015 Ark. 271

Manslaughter instruction not appropriate in first degree murder case 2015 Ark. 284

Game and Fish officers continued seizure of hunter after determining there was no game and fish violation was held unreasonable 2015 Ark. 286

Evidence held sufficient to support child sex trafficking conviction No. 14-2493

Grade A violation finding in error No. 14-2714

Oral sentence trumps written judgment when they conflict No. 14-2756

Conviction for mail fraud affirmed No. 14-1599

Evidence of murdering a witness admissible to show consciousness of guilt No. 14-3184

Firearm and toolmark examiner's testimony satisfied Daubert criteria for reliability 2015 Ark.App. 426

Denial of juvenile transfer affirmed 2015 Ark.App. 433

Pedophile exception applicable; testimony from former investigator excluded 2015 Ark.App. 440

Attorney convicted of fraud receives new trial No. 14-2651

Three peremptory juror strikes held race neutral 2015 Ark. 318

Jury free not to believe defendant's kinky sex story as cause of victim's death 2015 Ark. 316

Juror's personal knowledge contradicting alibi witness not bias 2015 Ark.App. 507

Community caretaking function allows officer's actions 2015 Ark.App. 512

Murder conviction affirmed for teen girl who stabbed victim thirty-six times 2015 Ark. 331

Judge's denial of a mistrial motion made during voir dire held not error 2015 Ark. 345

Rule 4-3(k) complied with in capital murder case 2015 Ark. 344

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to raise issue on appeal 2015 Ark. 339

Convictions of sexual assault affirmed; dissent would allow admission of victim's prior inconsistent statement made in psychological records 2015 Ark. 341

Defendant appeals life sentence for murder where judge did not find intoxication mitigating 2015 Ark. 340

Photo of victim at crime scene properly admitted 2015 Ark. 359

Trial counsel not ineffective in murder case 2015 Ark. 363

Evidence not sufficient to support conviction for pregnant mother convicted of giving meth to her unborn child 2015 Ark. 364

Murder conviction upheld; limits on cross examination were reasonable, dying declaration admissible 2015 Ark. 376

Circuit court did not err in finding underage victim competent to testify despite multiple contradictions during trial testimony 2015 Ark.App. 572

Supreme Court removes stay of executions entered by circuit court then stays executions 2015 Ark. 375

Supreme Court re-affirms experts cannot testify as to whether a defendant formed the requisite mental state 2015 Ark. 377

First degree murder conviction affirmed 2015 Ark.App. 579

State hospital not held to same standard as criminal justice system when its actions delay a case 2015 Ark.App. 603

Justice Hart writes supplemental opinion denying a petition for rehearing to discuss why the State was wrong about a Supreme Court mistake 2015 Ark. 395

Search warrant affidavit provided a sufficient nexus between contraband and crime 2015 Ark. 387

Confrontation Clause not violated when the State did not introduce chemist report 2015 Ark.App. 626

DNA sample properly excluded in split decision 2015 Ark. 406

Evidence held insufficient to support theft conviction 2015 Ark.App. 656

Negligent homicide conviction dismissed for lack of evidence 2015 Ark. 421

Entrapment not established in undercover internet stalking case 2015 Ark.App. 665

The threat of a more severe punishment at trial does not make a guilty plea coerced 2015 Ark. 432

Issue of first impression in child pornography case decided in favor of State 2015 Ark. 431

Defendant denied right to self-representation 2015 Ark.App. 677

Evidence not sufficient to support conviction for criminal mischief 2015 Ark.App. 691

Circuit court did not abuse its discretion by limiting re-cross examination 2015 Ark. 441

Circuit court did not have jurisdiction to find defendant guilty of first degree murder 2015 Ark. 438

DWI checkpoint held illegal 2015 Ark.App. 706

Defendant's sentence facially valid; writ of habeas not warranted 2015 Ark. 465

Former university chief of staff's convictions upheld 2015 Ark.App. 698

Rape conviction affirmed 2015 Ark.App. 718

Circuit judge's decision not to recuse affirmed in split decision 2015 Ark.App. 722

Issue of first impression regarding ex post facto 2015 Ark. 485

Circuit court lacked jurisdiction to impose adult sentence 2015 Ark. 484

Denial of Rule 37 without a hearing affirmed; Justice Hart dissents 2015 Ark. 477

Robbery case splits Supreme Court justices 2015 Ark. 479

Failure to disclose impeachment evidence did not warrant a new trial No. 14-3503

Passenger vomiting out of a stopped car not reasonable suspicion for a police seizure 2016 Ark.App. 9

Circuit court erred by finding Act 346, circa 1995, required a defendant to seek expungement; conviction still affirmed for other reasons 2016 Ark.App. 17

Defendant's statement provided ample evidence of intent 2016 Ark. 7

State commits discovery violation; circuit court erred by not granting a continuance to allow defendant to investigate 2016 Ark.App. 30

Confrontation Clause not violated when defendant failed to make connection between a witness's pending charges and her motive to lie 2016 Ark.App. 35

Circuit court erred by not granting defendant's motion to suppress based upon lack of reasonable suspicion for a continued detention 2016 Ark. 14

Admission of victim's forensic interview in error 2016 Ark.App. 54

No-merit brief sparks rare split decision among Justices 2016 Ark. 20

Exclusion of expert testimony not in error 2016 Ark.App. 77

Circuit judge used wrong standard of review in ineffective assistance case 2016 Ark. 38

Inconsistent verdicts did not warrant a new trial 2016 Ark. 37

Defendant's reliance on State created reasonable excuse for noncompliance with SIS 2016 Ark.App. 85

Cash only bail held constitutional 2016 Ark. 49

Dispatch call provided enough facts to give cops reasonable suspicion for traffic stop 2016 Ark.App. 98

Non-testimonial hearsay not subject to the Confrontation Clause 2016 Ark. 66

Second degree battery determined to be a crime of violence No. 14-3615

Aggravated assault not a violent felony No. 14-3444

Aggravated residential burglary reduced to residential burglary based upon lack of evidence of serious physical injury 2016 Ark.App. 135

Demand for a balloon ride ends in conviction for harassment 2016 Ark.App. 142

Warrantless blood draw upheld after defendant gave consent 2016 Ark.App. 166

Defendant's attempt to self-representation and eventual contempt of court creates divided court 2016 Ark.App. 152

Denial of Rule 37 petition reversed for evidentiary hearing 2016 Ark. 103

Evidentiary hearing held necessary for speedy trial claim 2016 Ark. 96

Trial counsel not ineffective in case where dentist takes his treatment too far 2016 Ark. 98

Statutory interpretation leads to absurd result, according to the State 2016 Ark. 114

Death row inmate unable to waive postconviction appeal 2016 Ark. 118

Refusal to submit statute held constitutional; not in conflict with U.S. Supreme Court case 2016 Ark.App. 182

Tax fraud affirmed No. 14-3636

Investigator's testimony regarding defendant's request for an attorney did not warrant a mistrial 2016 Ark. 136

Petition for writ of habeas corpus properly filed in court of conviction 2016 Ark. 137

Admission of misdemeanors for impeachment error 2016 Ark.App. 194

Defendant's warrantless traffic stop upheld; Rule 4.7 does not require automatic exclusion of non-recorded custodial statements 2016 Ark.App. 192

Supreme Court affirms denial of speedy trial motion; can't agree on when a period of delay should be excluded 2016 Ark. 152

Trial counsel's failure to object during testimony not ineffective 2016 Ark. 164

Sentence of death affirmed 2016 Ark. 156

State appeal of suppression issue dismissed as fact intensive 2016 Ark. 177

Supreme Court issues split decision on when to apply jail credit 2016 Ark. 175

Warrantless search of motel room upheld 2016 Ark.App. 255

Protective sweep exception applicable to camper search No. 15-1882

Trial counsel not ineffective during guilty plea 2016 Ark. 211

Life sentence received for kidnapping affirmed 2016 Ark. 214

Clerical error not grounds for relief in habeas petition 2016 Ark. 224

Deputies prior knowledge of defendant's suspended license sufficient to conduct stop under Rule 2.2 2016 Ark.App. 282

Conviction for commercial burglary reversed and dismissed for lack of evidence 2016 Ark.App. 280

Trial court abused its discretion by failing to allow defendant to withdraw jury waiver 2016 Ark.App. 300

Trial court erred by not making written findings in sex offender registry case 2016 Ark.App. 310

Trial court's ruling defendant's petition a strike reversed 2016 Ark. 252

Death sentence reversed in split decision 2016 Ark. 249

Justices split affirming life sentence 2016 Ark. 245

Trial counsel ineffective in giving parole eligibility advise 2016 Ark. 277

Former judge disqualified as defendant's attorney due to substantial participation in the case 2016 Ark. 264

District court's granting of new trial affirmed in fraud case No. 15-1028

Issue of first impression regarding the waiver of due process in drug court 2016 Ark. 287

Cops had probable cause to search car's compartment No. 15-2994

Convictions for drug trafficking and money laundering affirmed No. 15-1374

Housekeeper convicted for threatening a federal employee No. 15-2008

Affidavit for search warrant did not violate Franks v. Deleware 2016 Ark.App. 378

Life in prison for juvenile offender reversed 2016 Ark. 307

Life sentence affirmed 2016 Ark. 305

Trial counsel not ineffective during guilty plea 2016 Ark. 304

Inventory search conducted before tow truck arrived upheld 2016 Ark.App. 415

Supreme Court dismisses State appeal regarding capital case 2016 Ark. 318

Trial judge should have recused from case 2016 Ark. 319

Search warrant found defective 2016 Ark.App. 444

Probation revocation dismissed for lack of jurisdiction 2016 Ark.App. 452

Drugs and gun convictions affirmed No. 15-1734

Trial court violated Confrontation Clause 2016 Ark.App. 488

Error coram nobis granted due to bad evidence 2016 Ark. 345

State hair expert determined to be unreliable 2016 Ark. 348

Trial counsel not ineffective in bench trial 2016 Ark. 341

State's failure to turn over videos made during defendant's arrest held not relevant to the case 2016 Ark. 350

DWI checkpoint held illegal 2016 Ark. 343

Trial court erred by allowing 404(b) evidence 2016 Ark.App. 507

Trial counsel not ineffective in rape case 2016 Ark. 371

Rape conviction affirmed in split decision 2016 Ark. 372

Criminal contempt conviction for attorney reversed due to lack of sufficient notice 2016 Ark. 383

Trial court did not commit error when excluding prior acts of sexual conduct 2016 Ark.App. 550

Trial court erred admitting confession made at a hotel room 2016 Ark.App. 546

Trial court erred by holding a bench trial without a jury waiver 2016 Ark. 392

Trial court did not err by appointing trial counsel 2016 Ark. 395

Self-defense jury instruction not a misstatement of the law; dissent disagrees and refers the issue to committee 2016 Ark. 393

Amended order correcting illegal sentence upheld in split decision 2016 Ark. 415

Trial court correctly ruled there was no speedy trial violation 2016 Ark. 413

Denial of Rule 37 petition affirmed; rape conviction upheld 2016 Ark. 417

Theft by deception not a continuing offense, generally 2016 Ark. 411

Shaken baby conviction affirmed 2016 Ark.App. 565

Attorney held in contempt for failing to appear at jury trial 2016 Ark. 443

Trial and appellate counsel not ineffective in murder case 2016 Ark. 432

Highly publicized case ends with Supreme Court affirming conviction 2016 Ark. 434

Death sentence affirmed 2016 Ark. 433

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to call three fact witnesses 2016 Ark. 459

Trial court improperly excluded evidence of defendant's mental disease 2016 Ark.App. 616

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to object to hearsay 2017 Ark. 7

Trial court erred by revoking defendant's probation 2017 Ark.App. 20

Sexual assault in the 4th degree convictions time barred 2017 Ark.App. 41

DWI conviction affirmed in split decision 2017 Ark. 13

Manslaughter conviction reversed for lack of a public trial; bailiff excluded members of the defendant's family during voir dire 2017 Ark. 10

Sentence for probation revocation held illegal 2017 Ark.App. 64

Defendant not in custody during pot admission 2017 Ark.App. 61

Trial court erred in denying writ of error coram nobis 2017 Ark. 20

Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to request competency hearing after 3 experts declare defendant competent 2017 Ark. 23

Knock and announce rule applies, but exclusionary rule does not in parolee cases 2017 Ark. 34

Admission of conversations regarding "snuff" sex were admissible during sentencing 2017 Ark. 39

Supreme Court reversed trial court's finding of ineffective assistance of counsel 2017 Ark. 50

Trial court did not deny access to the courtroom to defendant's family 2017 Ark. 70

Supreme Court fails to address defendant's sole point on appeal 2017 Ark. 66

State appeal from directed verdict ruling not proper 2017 Ark. 64

Issue of first impression regarding juvenile statement to police 2017 Ark. 67

Circuit court did not err in suspending license; probable cause for stop not an administrative decision 2017 Ark.App. 139

Drug conviction affirmed in rare split decision 2017 Ark.App. 155

Drugs found in defendant's possession admissible and a usable amount 2017 Ark.App. 174

Prejudice not found when defendant not allowed to wear civilian clothing at a jury trial 2017 Ark. 207

Denial of motion for new trial affirmed 2017 Ark. 206

Trial counsel not ineffective for calling accomplice to testify 2017 Ark. 117

Defendant killed teenager for egging his property; conviction affirmed 2017 Ark. 142

Trial counsel not ineffective in child porn case 2017 Ark.App. 234

Supreme Court reverses murder conviction; defendant did not open door to all character evidence 2017 Ark. 155

Attorney found in contempt for being late to trial 2017 Ark. 157

56 pounds of marijuana in the trunk leads to conviction 2017 Ark.App. 253

Trial court erred by not allowing victim to be cross examined about a possible civil suit 2017 Ark.App. 273

Appellate court held insufficient evidence of gun possession in jointly held apartment No. 16-1306

Trial counsel not ineffective in capital murder case 2017 Ark. 174

Trial court reversed for shackling defendant before sentencing 2017 Ark.App. 287

Parole Board erred in denying defendant's parole eligibility 2017 Ark. 186

Failure to comply with Rule 2.3 found irrelevant 2017 Ark.App. 348

Offering to plead to life not a mitigating factor, in this case 2017 Ark. 201

Realtor murder case comes to an end 2017 Ark. 211

Defendant's confession should have been excluded 2017 Ark. 218

Sexual assault convictions affirmed 2017 Ark.App. 384

Traffic stop resulted in lawful search of vehicle 2017 Ark.App. 427

Juvenile adjudications not considered convictions for sentencing purposes No. 15-1690

Conviction for first degree murder affirmed 2017 Ark.App. 442

Quoting Bob Marley not the smartest use of defendant's time in jail 2017 Ark.App. 440

Substantial evidence of attempted residential burglary not presented during trial 2017 Ark.App. 462

State presents enough circumstantial evidence of manufacturing meth and possession for convictions 2017 Ark.App. 466

Trial court wrongly interpreted statute 2017 Ark. 252

Pedophile exception does not include sexual acts against adults 2017 Ark. 261

Constructive possession case one of first impression for automobile carrier 2017 Ark. 264

Capital murder conviction affirmed 2017 Ark. 262

Defendant convicted of beating his child 2017 Ark.App. 492

Trial court erred by not allowing impeachment of witness 2017 Ark. 521

Pro se litigant claims victory in appellate court 2017 Ark.App. 534

Evidence of exotic dancer's interaction with defendant the night before rape not admissible under rape shield 2017 Ark. 297

Case dismissed for failure to prove constructive possession 2017 Ark.App. 622

Sexual abuse in the second degree not an aggravated sex offense for registration purposes 2017 Ark.App. 617

Trial court erred by admitting part of text message referencing a desire to murder cops; COA deems it harmless error 2017 Ark.App. 647

Defendant failed to present any evidence of self-defense 2017 Ark. 670

Conviction for rapes affirmed 2017 Ark.App. 700

Defense investigator improperly excluded from the courtroom under Rule 615 2017 Ark.App. 690

Kidnapping conviction affirmed 2018 Ark.App. 5

Trial court erred by failing to hear motion to suppress a statement 2018 Ark.App. 10

Defendant's constitutional argument fails; Justices disagree on how it should fail 2018 Ark. 26

Revocation based on illegal sentence reversed 2018 Ark.App. 86

Trial court erred by not finding mental state for enhancement; Judge Harrison dissents, with a lot of common sense stuff and a shout out to Einstein 2018 Ark.App. 80

Search of wallet illegal 2018 Ark.App. 101

Police did not offer leniency when defendant confessed to murder; Justices Wynne and Hart make valid arguments concerning jury instructions 2018 Ark. 46

Issue of first impression regarding battery statute 2018 Ark.App. 110

Defendant's attempt to withdraw plea denied; appeal dismissed 2018 Ark.App. 116

Defendant's self-defense argument not persuasive with jury or COA 2018 Ark.App. 139

Notice of eyewitness the day before trial not error 2018 Ark. 71

ASC reaffirms the holding that people, who are tried for crimes, are criminals before they are convicted 2018 Ark. 69

Supreme Court denies motion to recall mandate; Justice Wood argues for finality 2018 Ark. 59

Lack of verbatim record results in reversal 2018 Ark.App. 169

Evidence of abortion history admitted in error 2018 Ark.App. 201

Rule 37 appeal remanded for trial court to make findings on defendant's ineffectiveness claim 2018 Ark. 89

Capital murder conviction affirmed in split decision 2018 Ark. 85

Trial court erred by failing to grant mistrial 2018 Ark.App. 217

Tainted identification results in reversal; bad language for parole 2018 Ark.App. 213

Supreme Court reaffirms its holding from Shults I 2018 Ark. 94

Convictions affirmed in split decision 2018 Ark. 111

Bribery conviction affirmed No. 16-4174

Trial court erred by excluding reputation evidence 2018 Ark.App. 253

Officers did not have reasonable suspicion to conduct traffic stop 2018 Ark.App. 267

Implied consent statute found unconstitutional 2018 Ark. 135

Ex-husband tries to argue disposition of funds, but not the real party in interest 2018 Ark.App. 272

Trial court erred by allowing defendant to represent himself pro se during suppression hearing 2018 Ark.App. 281

Trial counsel was not ineffective in death penalty case 2018 Ark. 174

The Miller defendants to receive new sentencing hearings 2018 Ark. 179

Defendant not denied his right to present a defense in sexual assault case 2018 Ark. 187

Life sentence affirmed 2018 Ark. 202

ASC affirmed life sentence in split decision; Justice Hart argued for a new trial 2018 Ark. 194

Trial court did not err in limiting evidence of violence in self-defense case 2018 Ark.App. 332

State failed to prove underlying offense for residential burglary 2018 Ark.App. 349

Trial court erred but it was harmless according to a split supreme court 2018 Ark. 242

Sentencing enhancement requires mental state 2018 Ark.App. 388

Suppression hearing critical state in criminal case 2018 Ark.App. 399

Issue of first impression regarding SOL No. 17-1515

Deficiencies in the record require reversal for murder conviction 2018 Ark. 256

Speedy trial violated 2018 Ark. 264

Brady claim fails 2018 Ark. 267

Denial of mistrial error; cautionary instruction not sufficient 2018 Ark.App. 474

Trial counsel ineffective for failing to move to dismiss charges 2018 Ark.App. 477

Sentence of death affirmed in split decision 2018 Ark. 277

Seizure of defendant who was in possession of a gun unlawful 2018 Ark.App. 488

Sentencing enhancement requires mental state; Small ruling re-affirmed 2018 Ark.App. 502

Lengthy statement given at hospital not excited utterance 2018 Ark.App. 513

Justices change their mind after granting petition for rehearing in split decision 2018 Ark. 309

Exclusion of evidence under rape shield an abuse of discretion 2018 Ark.App. 528

Murder conviction affirmed 2018 Ark.App. 527

Death row inmate's case revived in split decision 2018 Ark. 313

Consent freely given; Meth proves again to be a bad drug 2018 Ark.App. 545

Victim's intoxication not linked to murder 2018 Ark. 328

Death sentence vacated in split decision 2018 Ark. 324

Sentencing enhancement not applicable 2018 Ark. 333

Justification defense can be used in manslaughter case 2018 Ark. 333

State failed to prove felon in possession 2018 Ark.App. 586

COA reversed based on appellant counsel's masterful argument 2018 Ark.App. 581

New trial granted in split decision 2018 Ark. 344

Battery conviction reversed and dismissed in rare split decision from the COA 2018 Ark.App. 612

Trial court erred by applying FSMA 2018 Ark. 353

Rape conviction affirmed 2019 Ark.App. 11

Jury finds defendant guilty of two counts of murder for killing one person; COA says that violates double jeopardy 2019 Ark.App. 29

Failing to give Iphone passcode did not violate the 5th Amendment; remotely testifying did violate the 6th Amendment 2019 Ark.App. 43

Lottery winner not indigent; rape convictions affirmed. 2019 Ark.App. 63

Sexual indecency statute found unconstitutional 2019 Ark.App. 65

Failure to make specific docket entry violates speedy trial 2019 Ark.App. 73

Failure of trial court to make written findings causes a reversal 2019 Ark.App. 85

Rape conviction affirmed; admission of voice stress test not in error 2019 Ark.App. 111

Merit found in appellant's Rule 608 argument; error held harmless 2019 Ark.App. 130

Trial court erred by closing courtroom during State witness testimony 2019 Ark. 67

Instagram messages not sufficiently authenticated 2019 Ark.App. 154

Notes taken by state prosecutor should have been reviewed by the trial court 2019 Ark.App. 163

Capital murder conviction affirmed; good dissent by Justice Hart 2019 Ark. 85

Murder conviction affirmed; Justice Hart writes blistering dissent about the prosecutor 2019 Ark. 88

In rare split, Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of case 2019 Ark.App. 212

Jurisdiction issue in capital murder case warrants reversal in split decision 2019 Ark. 101

Capital murder conviction affirmed in split decision 2019 Ark. 114

Supreme Court argues over what their mandate means 2019 Ark. 124

Search of bags during traffic stop held without probable cause 2019 Ark.App. 262

Capital murder convictions affirmed in split decision; Justice Wood gives good explanation on how Zinger should be applied 2019 Ark. 149

COA finds co-defendant's pending criminal charge not usable for impeachment 2019 Ark. 271

Trial court erred by using accomplice liability statute to find juvenile delinquent for offense she actually committed 2019 Ark.App. 312

Following too closely reason for traffic stop not upheld 2019 Ark.App. 311

Case reversed on Batson issue in split COA decision 2019 Ark.App. 303

Identification of robbery suspect did not violate due process 2019 Ark.App. 350

Hearsay rule gets tricky when it comes to misdemeanor convictions, DWI conviction (#8) and sentence affirmed 2019 Ark.App. 356

Revocation of probation dismissed; uncounseled misdemeanor conviction not sufficient basis 2019 Ark.App. 363

Denial of jury instruction on manslaughter or second-degree murder was affirmed 2019 Ark. 245

Speedy trial was not violated; Justice Hart dissents on limitation of questioning issue that majority ducked 2019 Ark. 247

Hearing a gunshot not sufficient to prove felon in possession of a firearm charge 2019 Ark.App. 384

Lewd nature of photos supported by other photos they were found with 2019 Ark.App. 408

Denial of mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct was affirmed 2019 Ark.App. 419

No mistrial in murder case where witness claims defense counsel threatened him and blocked his way into his apartment 2019 Ark. 256

Murder conviction stands; no error in allowing prior acts into evidence 2019 Ark. 259

Rape conviction not barred by speedy trial; Justice Hart dissents decrying prosecutorial gamesmanship 2019 Ark. 254

Murder affirmed; confession was not involuntary 2019 Ark. 258

Defendant sentenced to mandatory life in prison as a minor was entitled to re-sentencing hearing 2019 Ark. 264

Firearm enhancement reversed as to 29 counts, reduces sentence to life plus 180 years 2019 Ark. 286

Testimony of co-defendant in murder not enough; conviction reversed where State failed to corroborate his testimony 2019 Ark.App. 455

Taking the 5th doesn't require judge to strike prosecution witness 2019 Ark.App. 460

Trial court refuses to declare a mistrial despite believing the Supreme Court will reverse him; he was wrong 2019 Ark. 290

Conviction affirmed despite "harmless" unconstitutional seizure of evidence, hearsay from witnesses that were never called, and an in-court identification from a witness that was "undeniably confusing and contradictory" 2019 Ark.App. 475

Comment by witness regarding defendant's choice to remain silent was not grounds for mistrial; dissent would have reversed based on unasserted ground of self-representation 2019 Ark. 308

Decision that defendant was not suffering from mental disease or defect based on police officer's opinion that she was high, was affirmed 2019 Ark.App. 506

Judge who recused from criminal case could not hear the revocation 2019 Ark.App. 516

Convictions of negligent homicide based on MVA were reversed 2019 Ark. 334

Pending charge in another county involving witness did not prevent 404(b) evidence from coming in 2019 Ark. 332

Failure to pay $5 fee did not prevent defendant from appealing from district court 2019 Ark. 326

Defendant not required to choose between general denial and justification 2019 Ark.App. 543

Resentencing on murder charge did not include resentencing on the underlying aggravated robbery charge 2019 Ark. 349

Capital murder convictions and death penalty affirmed; Justice Hart dissents based on flawed voir dire limitations 2019 Ark. 363

Lack of mental exam was not ineffective assistance in capital murder case 2019 Ark. 360

Death row inmate denied further DNA testing of evidence 2019 Ark. 391

Sealing of defendant's record was reversed because defendant failed to successfully complete probation 2019 Ark. 395

Fabricated expert testimony by FBI agent deemed immaterial ; Justice Woods finds the ruling staggering 2020 Ark. 7

Disclosure of prosecutor's notes was not required because they were not verbatim and did not contain Brady material 2020 Ark.App. 4

Additional DNA testing denied where it would only go to impeachment of the victim ; majority cites portion of statute that no longer exists 2020 Ark. 40

Probation revocation reversed 2020 Ark.App. 46

Criminal acts of victim of rape were barred by rape-shield act 2020 Ark.App. 90

Majority affirms admission of 404(b) evidence, Justice Hart dissents 2020 Ark. 56

Rape conviction reversed after judge allows investigator to give opinion that alleged victims were credible 2020 Ark. 62

Nolle Prosse stayed speedy trial where it was for good cause 2020 Ark.App. 135

Being the only adult present is sufficient to make defendant "caretaker" of minor for purposes of sex assault statute 2020 Ark.App. 142

Murder conviction affirmed despite challenge to statement, denial of mistrial, and exclusion of Zinger evidence 2020 Ark. 101

Resentencing reversed where trial court informed jury of prior sentence 2020 Ark. 102

Carrying weapon conviction reversed, but real news is relaxation of district court appeal rules 2020 Ark.App. 162

Murder conviction affirmed; two shootings were not required to be severed, in-custody statement was not subject to Miranda warnings 2020 Ark.App. 157

Excusing Spanish-speaking juror was not error 2020 Ark.App. 153

Defendant allowed to waive post-conviction challenge to his sentence of death; no ruling on his claim of intellectual disability 2020 Ark. 110

Failure to request extreme-emotional-disturbance manslaughter jury instruction was not ineffective assistance of counsel 2020 Ark.App. 171

Refusal to perform Brady review of counseling records was error, but did not require reversal 2020 Ark.App. 185

Rape shield exclusions were affirmed; new trial based on jury instruction not available where there was contemporaneous objection 2020 Ark.App. 207

Kidnapping conviction was affirmed; defendant was not entitled to jury instruction on leaving victim in a "safe place", even though he left her in her own home 2020 Ark. 138

Translator of defendant's letter was merely a conduit, not subject to confrontation clause; bailiff discussion with jury was harmless 2020 Ark. 148

Death penalty affirmed for defendant who argues he should have represented himself 2020 Ark. 147

Chemist identifying drugs by looking up their physical description was insufficient; serving warrant on different address was not only OK, but excluded as irrelevant 2020 Ark.App. 249

Use of gun to escape with the loot supported robbery conviction; speedy trial argument was foiled by pesky rule 2020 Ark. 172

Sex-offender-registration requirement can be applied retroactively, defendant not entitled to jury instruction based on law at the time of his original conviction 2020 Ark.App. 273

Good faith exception applied to warrantless blood draw in DUI case 2020 Ark.App. 267

Revocation of SIS for failure to pay was reversed; the State failed to prove the failure was inexcusable 2020 Ark.App. 285

Good-faith exception applies to allow use of blood-draw taken without warrant 2020 Ark.App. 303

Failure to bring jury into courtroom to answer jury questions not enough to reverse life sentence 2020 Ark. 202

Search of house was illegal where consent was gained after entry 2020 Ark.App. 314

Majority finds no harm in law enforcement bringing along HBO film crew. Justice Wood dissents. 2020 Ark. 217

Military court did not have jurisdiction to convict National Guardsman who committed offenses in his time off 2020 Ark. 241

Requesting life insurance benefits after murder of wife was admissible at sentencing 2020 Ark. 240

Out of court accusation and statements made during mental evaluation were admissible 2020 Ark.App. 358

Rule 37 petition fails, even where trial counsel can think of no tactical explanation for failure to object to evidence that defendant was interested in "snuff" sex with children 2020 Ark.App. 354

Video voyeurism was complete even if the defendant had not yet recovered the recording 2020 Ark.App. 371

Failure to preserve dashcam video violates rules, standing order of prosecutor's office, direct order of detective, but doesn't merit relief 2020 Ark.App. 379

Theft charge reversed; car was in the defendant's driveway but no evidence that she stole it 2020 Ark.App. 411

Probation revocation reversed based on violation of the Confrontation Clause 2020 Ark.App. 413

Allowing one victim of alleged rape to testify after remaining in court for testimony of other alleged victims was not error 2020 Ark. 286

Murder of three-month-old affirmed; Justice Wynne sees error but concurs, Justice Hart dissents 2020 Ark. 283

Rape conviction affirmed; text messages regarding pedophile fantasy were admissible 2020 Ark.App. 419

Testimony about penetration should not have come as surprise in rape trial 2020 Ark.App. 434

Defendant tries to argue his district court appeal was invalid in order to avoid conviction in circuit court 2020 Ark.App. 440

Murder conviction affirmed despite arguments about hearsay, identification, and evidence of flight 2020 Ark. 316

Murder conviction stands; lawyers suspension for part of trial was not objected to, texts allegedly sent from victim were not authenticated 2020 Ark. 309

Sexual assault victim's therapy records were protected from disclosure by psychotherapist-patient privilege 2020 Ark. 313

Conviction of rape of a minor was affirmed 2020 Ark. 327

Rape conviction affirmed; Justice Hart dissents regarding victim impact testimony 2020 Ark. 340

Rape and sexual assault prosecution did not violate statute of limitations 2020 Ark.App. 498

Spurred by the "most heinous crime" she has ever dealt with, Justice Hart voices need for reformation of death penalty jurisprudence 2020 Ark. 371

Rape conviction affirmed; sufficient evidence of compulsion, prosecutor's remarks were not sufficient to reverse 2020 Ark.App. 523

Collective knowledge of police may be used to establish probable cause for traffic stop 2020 Ark.App. 539

Death sentence case reversed for resentencing where death of unborn child was used as an aggravating factor 2020 Ark. 410

Speedy-trial dismissal reversed on appeal 2020 Ark. 315

Prosecutor warns judge he is committing reversible error, judge gets reversed 2020 Ark.App 556

Murder case returns for fourth trial after reversal based on prosecutor campaigning in courthouse during trial 2020 Ark. 418

Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals and allows identification of controlled substance by visual inspection 2021 Ark. 5

Denial of suppression motion affirmed, officers responding to 9-1-1 call an hour later 2021 Ark.App 27

Denial of suppression motion affirmed; informant not subject to disclosure 2021 Ark.App. 36

Murder conviction stands; gang affiliation relevant where defendant argued self defense 2021 Ark. 26

State unsuccessfully attempts to reverse mistrial in murder case 2021 Ark. 22

Rape conviction affirmed; admission of victim's writings was harmless, defendant's suicide threats were admissible 2021 Ark. 34

Statute prohibiting knowingly exposing another to HIV is not unconstitutional 2021 Ark.App. 86

Warrantless search should have been suppressed; there is no "weather exception" to the 4th Amendment 2021 Ark.App. 79

Supreme Court reinstates conviction in drug possession case based on "usable amount" 2021 Ark. 58

Statute allowing warrantless search of probationer without reasonable suspicion is constitutional 2021 Ark.App. 107

Hindsight is 20-20, but doesn't equate to ineffective assistance of counsel 2021 Ark.App. 144

Dismissal of Rule 37 petition without a hearing affirmed, but not without dissent 2021 Ark. 70

Screwing up appeal saves defendant thirty days in jail 2021 Ark. 80

Failure to disclose that victim in murder was carrying two knives results in reversal 2021 Ark.App. 172

Allowing hearsay identification of defendant as perpetrator deemed harmless 2021 Ark.App. 182

Sexual assault convictions affirmed; defendant was "caretaker" of his babysitter 2021 Ark.App. 174

Defendant resentenced after Miller hearing receives life sentence 2021 Ark. 96

Defendant sentenced without counsel present gets new sentencing hearing 2021 Ark.App. 185

Probation revocation reversed; community service requirement did not have a specific time limit 2021 Ark.App. 109

Juvenile resentencing affirmed, sentence of life in prison stands 2021 Ark. 114

Just because your lawyer says he's not ready for trial, don't expect a continuance 2021 Ark.App. 239

Conviction in shaken baby murder case affirmed 2021 Ark.App. 255

Court of Appeals confirms that there is no fundamental constitutional right to have sex with minors 2021 Ark.App. 256

Forfeiture of $65,850 was reversed; possessing money while shooting at another car on the freeway does not make it contraband 2021 Ark.App. 282

Petition to correct an illegal sentence denied, except as to suspended sentences that were imposed consecutively 2021 Ark. 129

Murder conviction affirmed for Defendant who claims he thought his wife was a computer when he shot her 2021 Ark. 158

Sufficient evidence supported criminal trespass and theft charge; "debit card" does not require definition 2021 Ark.App. 356

Rape defendant was not entitled to review victim's psychiatric records; just because State struck one juror based on race other strikes were not invalid 2021 Ark. 166

Being upset with cheating girlfriend is not enough to support jury instruction on manslaughter 2021 Ark.App. 381

Hearing held fourteen years late is sufficient for due process 2021 Ark. 187

Criminal contempt reversed; unprofessional conduct in court hallway not violation of any order 2021 Ark.App. 402

Failure to preserve jury instruction issue was not ineffective assistance of counsel 2021 Ark.App. 406

Capital murder conviction affirmed for juvenile who shot clerk because she looked like a friend of his mother 2021 Ark.App. 418

Emails sent from jail were authenticated; sufficient evidence supported murder conviction 2021 Ark.App. 422

Arresting officer bases search on non-existent search waiver, suppression denied 2021 Ark.App. 424

Sufficiency argument was not preserved even though judge ruled on it; murder conviction stands 2021 Ark.App. 426

Allowing in inadmissible testimony was not ineffective assistance where it was done on purpose 2021 Ark.App. 441

Child rape conviction affirmed; child's recorded statement was admissible due to inconsistencies with testimony 2021 Ark. 215

Defendant acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect of kidnapping was still required to register as a sex offender 2022 Ark. 8

Trial court did not fail to make indigency inquiry 2022 Ark.App. 32

Sexual assault finding reversed where the contact was not for sexual gratification 2022 Ark.App. 45

Judicial immunity prevents action against judge accused of various violations of defendant's statutory and constitutional rights 2022 Ark. 27

Death Penalty affirmed for Defendant's third murder 2022 Ark. 23

Triple murder conviction affirmed; defendant was right that he should have stopped talking 2022 Ark. 46

Suit seeking repayment of criminal costs and fees illegally collected is allowed to go forward 2022 Ark. App. 105

Presence of victim in courtroom did not prevent a fair trial 2022 Ark.App. 127

Murder conviction based on pure circumstantial evidence was affirmed; dissent finds inadmissible hearsay was not harmless 2022 Ark. 68

Exception to simultaneous possession statute only applies when defendant is in the home at the time the guns and drugs are found 2022 Ark.App. 156

Murder conviction stands; no error in prosecutor commenting on defendant's failure to say he was sorry 2022 Ark. 93

Capital murder conviction affirmed; victim was stomped to death and defendant appeared in rap videos describing killing people, including stomping them to death 2022 Ark. 95

Attorney accepts meth for legal fee, tries to argue entrapment 2022 Ark.App. 191

Pro se defendant files petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel 2022 Ark. 124

Hot check for $401,900 did not violate the Arkansas Hot Check Law 2022 Ark.App. 285

Detention to run drug dog after traffic stop was complete should have resulted in suppression of evidence 2022 Ark.App. 292

Coram nobis relief denied to defendant where trial included "expert" testimony by disgraced FBI agent 2022 Ark. 134

Inmate kills cellmate, leading to claim of ineffective assistance of counsel 2022 Ark. 138

SIS revocation reversed for failure to show knowledge of violation 2022 Ark.App. 318

Promises of leniency were ambiguous, body cam footage was admissible 2022 Ark.App. 329

Denial of Rape Shield motion was affirmed 2022 Ark.App. 357

Victim witness coordinator's conversations with victim after trial began did not entitle defendant to a mistrial 2022 Ark.App. 360

Defendant argues that his confession was not sufficiently corroborated 2022 Ark.App. 407

Ineffective assistance of counsel claim rejected in murder case 2022 Ark. 191

ASC finds that Ark. R. Crim. P. 36(c) notice requirement in appeals is not jurisdictional 2022 Ark. 195

Evidence of satanic activities was admissible to show identity 2022 Ark.App. 437

Ruling that evidence violated the Rape Shield Act was in error, but harmless 2022 Ark. 197

Erroneous jury instruction was harmless based on reading of criminal information before voir dire started 2022 Ark.App. 457

Defendant claims he was forced to take polygraph upon threat of death 2022 Ark.App. 456

Texts should have been admitted, but would not have changed outcome 2022 Ark.App. 464

Fair Sentencing of Minors Act allows stacking in determining parole eligibility 2022 Ark. 209

Photo lineup was not overly suggestive, 404(b) evidence was sufficiently similar in kidnapping case 2022 Ark.App. 479

Murder conviction affirmed based on accomplice liability 2022 Ark.App. 494

Murder conviction upheld; confession to shooting victim was corroborated by victim's bullet wounds 2023 Ark.App. 7

Revocation of probation reversed due to lack of proof that defendant received written terms of probation 2023 Ark.App. 17

Rape conviction affirmed; defendant's confession was supported by surreptitious recording of the act 2023 Ark. 7

Partial reversal of child pornography convictions draws dissents in opposite directions 2023 Ark. 12

Rape conviction reversed on insufficiency, all charges reversed based on erroneous jury instruction regarding "confession" 2023 Ark.App. 70

Defendant was never convicted, so can't appeal; does get his money back 2023 Ark. 24

Murder charge was dismissed due to double jeopardy violation 2023 Ark.App. 119

Murder conviction overturned based on speedy-trial violation 2023 Ark. 41

Probationary sentence for DWI was illegal; revocation reversed for resentencing 2023 Ark.App. 145

Hearsay statement identifying the defendant as the shooter was harmless error 2023 Ark. 54

Conviction of theft of between $5000 and $25000 results in restitution order over $100,000 2023 Ark.App. 188

"Gotti" goes down for double murder 2023 Ark.App. 192

State was allowed to "fight fire with fire" when Defendant testified falsely 2023 Ark.App. 211

After Defendant pleads guilty and is sentenced, and after he then testifies against co-defendant, prosecutor decides completely independently to move to reduce his sentence through improper means 2023 Ark. 66

Defendant admits shooting towards victim, but argues that video of him shooting victim is too prejudicial 2023 Ark. 64

Manslaughter jury instruction was not warranted for defendant who murdered three people 2023 Ark. 69

Trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying attorney from representing murder defendant 2023 Ark. 81

Hash tags identifying images sufficiently identify child pornography, so opening the actual image does not constitute a search 2023 Ark.App. 295

Modification of law of justification was not retroactive; murder conviction affirmed 230 Ark. 90

Constructive possession case reversed 2023 Ark.App. 306

COA explains how Defendant was absolutely entitled to a mistrial, then affirms 2023 Ark.App. 313

Robbery conviction affirmed, dissent believes Brady violation occurred 2023 Ark.App. 330

Denial of substitution of attorney was not an abuse of discretion 2023 Ark. 101

Bond forfeiture upheld where State refused extradition of defendant 2023 Ark.App. 360

Mistrial was not warranted in sexual indecency case 2023 Ark.App. 397

State was allowed to nol pros juvenile case and refile as criminal case without the need for a transfer hearing 2023 Ark. 127

Police officer accused of manslaughter/ negligent homicide was not entitled to special jury instructions 2023 Ark.App. 403

Drug dog did not violate 4th Amendment by being in area of open car door 2023 Ark.App.439

Conviction of rape affirmed; admission of testimony based on pedophile exception was not error 2023 Ark. 137

Admission of interview taken two days after events as "excited utterance" was error 2023 Ark.App. 463

Stnd your ground law requires non-model jury instruction for justification defense 2023 Ark. 149

Failure to introduce dates priors were committed results in reduction of domestic battery charge to a misdemeanor 2023 Ark.App. 515

Defendant's FTA admitted as proof of consciousness of guilt 2023 Ark.App. 513

Potential juror who was "angry" at "druggies" who had cost him money was sufficiently rehabilitated to serve on jury 2023 Ark.App. 542

Defendant was questioned four separate times, requested a lawyer and had a lawyer before being questioned but statements were admissible 2023 Ark. 181

Failure to pursue suppression of custodial statement does not satisfy a Wicks exception; statements to wife were not privileged 2023 Ark. 186

Sex with minor was legal, but allowing him to see her vagina was not 2023 Ark.App. 553

Issue of first impression regarding terroristic act by shooting inside a house rather than at a house 2023 Ark. 190

Minor who killed her father with shotgun while he slept convicted of manslaughter 2023 Ark.App. 592

Rant at a barbeque is not a report to police, did not trigger running of the statute of limitations 2024 Ark. 3

ASC reverses COA in DWI mistrial case 2024 Ark. 9

Defendant fails to show ineffective assistance of counsel caused his murder conviction 2024 Ark.App. 57

Capital murder conviction affirmed; speedy trial and Batson challenges fail 2024 Ark. 7

Defendant was not denied right of self-representation in murder case 2024 Ark. 16

Drug-deal ambush results in murder and attempted murder convictions 2024 Ark.App. 113

First-degree domestic battery conviction affirmed in case with two-year-old victim 2024 Ark. 24

Prior charge that had yet to be adjudicated was not sufficient to enhance domestic battery charge 2024 Ark.App. 175

Majority finds that persons who have been involuntarily committed may be banned from possessing firearms despite lack of any means of reversing the ban 2024 Ark. 37

Murder conviction affirmed; juror whose sister worked for defense counsel was unaware of the relationship 2024 Ark. 49

Damien Echols granted opportunity for further DNA testing ; habeas relief allowed despite not being incarcerated 2024 Ark. 61

Rape case refiled eight years after nolle pross; no ineffective assistance of counsel 2024 Ark.App. 255

Boating while intoxicated conviction affirmed 2024 Ark.App. 274

Homicidal hitchhiker convicted of murder and aggravated robbery 2024 Ark. 71

ASC sets standard for determing a probationer's residence for warrantless search purposes 2024 Ark. 87

Diagnosis of schizophrenia, injection with Haldol, did not render Defendant unfit to proceed in Miller resentencing 2024 Ark. 130

Supreme Court excuses blatant error as harmless, reverses Court of Appeals 2024 Ark. 143

Destruction of body cam video was not done in bad faith; court decides appeal by the State 2024 Ark. 158

Doctor convicted of strangling his girlfriend to death based on disputed autopsy findings 2024 Ark.App. 528

Sentence that is only twenty five years more than the minimum is too little for the Defendant to have been prejudiced by ruling on voir dire 2024 Ark.App. 555

Witness could testify to content of Snapchat messages, sufficient evidence established murder conviction as an accomplice 2024 Ark. 171