Vol. 25, Issue 32
May 26, 2015

Civil Cases

Summary judgment in favor of insurer reversed in claim for lightning damage to crop already in storage

SMS Planting Company v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 331 Court of Appeals. May 20, 2015. Circuit Court of Desha County, Hon. Robert Bynum Gibson, Jr.. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Trespass was not intentional; school district was entitled to qualified immunity

Williams v. Pate - 2015 Ark.App. 327 Court of Appeals. May 20, 2015. Circuit Court of White County, Hon. Thomas Hughes. AFFIRMED.

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Criminal Cases

Issue of first impression in DWI case garners 4-3 split decision

Ernie Metzner v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 222 Arkansas Supreme Court. May 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Benton County, Hon. Brad Karren. AFFIRMED.

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Conflicts in deputy prosecutor's testimony warrants petition to reinvest jurisdiction in circuit court

Kenneth Isom v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 225 Arkansas Supreme Court. May 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Drew County, PETITION GRANTED.

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Extraordinary circumstances not found to recall mandate in death penalty case

Kenneth Isom v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 219 Arkansas Supreme Court. May 21, 2015. PETITION DENIED.

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Defendant failed to develop argument to the circuit court

David Gooch v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 227 Arkansas Supreme Court. May 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Yell County, Hon. Jerry Don Ramey. DISMISSED IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART.

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9 year delay in filing murder charges not error

Richard Conte v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 220 Arkansas Supreme Court. May 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Hon. Charles E. Clawson, Jr.. AFFIRMED.

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Ex Post Facto law not applicable in federal sex offender registration case

United States v. Henry J. Billiot - No. 14-2724 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. May 12, 2015. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. D.P. Marshall Jr.. AFFIRMED.

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