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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