Vol. 25, Issue 17
February 2, 2015

Civil Cases

Agreement between Central Arkansas Water and Pulaski County was a contract for administrative service and did not create an illegal exaction

Sullins v. Central Arkansas Water - 2015 Ark. 29 Arkansas Supreme Court. January 29, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Timothy Davis Fox. AFFIRMED.

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Damages from assault were specifically excluded by insurance policy

George v. Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC - 2015 Ark.App. 36 Arkansas Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Benton County, Hon. Xollie Duncan. AFFIRMED.

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Will provision requiring assent of all surviving children to sell land did not apply to grandchildren

Graham v. French - 2015 Ark.App. 29 Arkansas Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Desha County, Hon. Doug Schrantz. AFFIRMED.

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Life insurance proceeds were not marital property

Hargrove v. Hargrove - 2015 Ark.App. 45 Arkansas Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Mackie Pierce. REVERSED.

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Trust alterations were permissible; wills were not clearly intended to be reciprocal

Cason v. Lambert - 2015 Ark.App. 41 Arkansas Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Drew County, Hon. Don Glover. AFFIRMED.

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Criminal Cases

Informant's tip sufficiently reliable for reasonable suspicion

Janet Tankersley v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 37 Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Crawford County, Hon. Michael Medlock. AFFIRMED.

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Mother, who ingested meth while pregnant, convicted of introduction of a controlled substance into the body of another person

Melissa McCann-Arms v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 27 Court of Appeals. January 28, 2015. Circuit Court of Polk County, Hon. J.W. Looney. AFFIRMED.

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Tampering with evidence conviction reversed

Samuel Hartman v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 30 Arkansas Supreme Court. January 29, 2015. Circuit Court of Franklin County, Hon. William Pearson. AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART.

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Evidence held sufficient to support aggravated robbery convictions

Rolandis Chatmon v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 28 Arkansas Supreme Court. January 29, 2015. Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Hon. Mike Maggio. AFFIRMED.

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Mistaken identity does not prevent search from being reasonable

United States v. Broderick Patrick - No. 14-1247 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. January 23, 2015. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. Brian Miller. AFFIRMED.

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