Vol. 26, Issue 14
December 21, 2015

Civil Cases

City water department late fees were not ultra vires, usurious, nor unconscionable

Davis v. City of Blytheville - 2015 Ark. 482 Arkansas Supreme Court. December 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Mississippi County, Hon. Pamela Honeycutt. AFFIRMED.

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Adding reservation of mineral interests went beyond scope of correction deed

Elsleger v. Runsick - 2015 Ark.App. 716 Court of Appeals. December 16, 2015. Circuit Court of White County, Hon. Lynn Williams. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Criminal Cases

Circuit court lacked jurisdiction to impose adult sentence

Z.L. v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 484 Arkansas Supreme Court. December 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Jackson County, Hon. Harold S. Erwin. REVERSED AND DISMISSED.

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Issue of first impression regarding ex post facto

Chad Laymon v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 485 Arkansas Supreme Court. December 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Pope County, Hon. William Pearson. AFFIRMED.

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Circuit judge's decision not to recuse affirmed in split decision

Jacqueline Ferguson v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 722 Court of Appeals. December 15, 2015. Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Hon. Barbara Elmore. AFFIRMED.

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Denial of Rule 37 without a hearing affirmed; Justice Hart dissents

Howard Wood v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 477 Arkansas Supreme Court. December 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Scott County, Hon. Jerry Don Ramey. AFFIRMED.

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Rape conviction affirmed

Freddie Sharp v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 718 Court of Appeals. December 14, 2015. Circuit Court of Mississippi County, Hon. Cindy Thyer. AFFIRMED.

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Robbery case splits Supreme Court justices

James Hinton v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 479 Arkansas Supreme Court. December 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Leon Johnson. AFFIRMED.

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