Vol. 27, Issue 30
May 15, 2017
Civil Cases
Grant of new trial affirmed where jury awarded no damages despite admission of at least some injury in car wreck
James Tree and Crane Service, Inc. v. Fought -
2017 Ark. 173
Arkansas Supreme Court. May 11, 2017.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County,
Hon. Alice Gray.
AFFIRMED; COURT OF APPEALS' OPINION VACATED.
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Termination of parental rights reversed because putative father's legal status had not been established
Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services -
2017 Ark. 171
Arkansas Supreme Court. May 11, 2017.
Circuit Court of Greene County,
Hon. Barbara Halsey.
REVERSED AND REMANDED; COURT OF APPEALS OPINION VACATED.
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Criminal Cases
Trial counsel not ineffective in capital murder case
Steven Russell Jr., v. State of Arkansas -
2017 Ark. 174
Arkansas Supreme Court. May 11, 2017.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County,
Hon. Wendell Griffen.
AFFIRMED.
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Trial court reversed for shackling defendant before sentencing
Brandon Williams v. State of Arkansas -
2017 Ark.App. 287
Court of Appeals. May 10, 2017.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County,
Hon. Barry Sims.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.
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