Civil Cases
Stay based upon the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act was not a final order
Ballesteros v. Roney -
2014 Ark. 412
Arkansas Supreme Court. October 9, 2014.
Circuit Court of Benton County,
Hon. Xollie Duncan.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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Inability to get driver's license due to medical condition did not prove disability for truck driver
Hampton v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company -
No. 13-2782
8th Circuit Court of Appeals. October 7, 2014.
Eastern District of Arkansas,
REVERSED.
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Award after default judgment reversed based on insufficiency of the evidence
MCSA, LLC v. Thurmon -
2014 Ark.App. 540
Arkansas Court of Appeals. October 8, 2014.
Circuit Court of Union County,
Hon. David Guthrie.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
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Trial court erred granting Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
United Systems of Arkansas v. Beason & Nalley, Inc. -
2014 Ark.App. 534
Court of Appeals. October 8, 2014.
Pulaski County Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division,
Hon. Collins Kilgore.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
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An employer is entitled to a credit for "full wages" paid during a period of disability
Advanced Portable X-Ray v. Connie Parker -
2014 Ark.App. 548
Court of Appeals. October 8, 2014.
Workers' Compensation Commission.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
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Criminal Cases
Batson challenge fails despite all black jurors being struck from the jury panel
McMiller v. State -
2014 Ark. 416
Arkansas Supreme Court. October 9, 2014.
Circuit Court of Jefferson County,
Hon. Jodi Raines Dennis.
AFFIRMED.
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Defendant failed to show ineffective assistance of counsel; proffered plea offer was fake
Billy Stewart v. State -
2014 Ark. 419
Arkansas Supreme Court. October 9, 2014.
Circuit Court of Garland County,
Hon. Marsha Hearnsberger.
AFFIRMED.
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Evidence held sufficient to support aggravated robbery conviction
Bryant E. Turner v. State of Arkansas -
2014 Ark. 415
Arkansas Supreme Court. October 9, 2014.
Faulkner County Circuit Court,
Hon. Charles E. Clawson, Jr..
AFFIRMED.
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The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and dismissed defendant's conviction for failure to appear
Jeremy Clay Thompson v. State of Arkansas -
2014 Ark. 413
Arkansas Supreme Court. October 9, 2014.
Saline County Circuit Court,
Hon. Grisham Phillips.
REVERSED AND DISMISSED.
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Second degree murder conviction upheld despite evidence of justification
Olivia Moody v. State of Arkansas -
2014 Ark.App. 538
Court of Appeals. October 8, 2014.
Jefferson County Circuit Court,
Hon. Jodi Raines Dennis.
AFFIRMED.
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