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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