Vol. 25, Issue 22
March 9, 2015

Civil Cases

Restrictions on the right to petition for initiated acts upheld, with minor exceptions

McDaniel v. Spencer - 2015 Ark. 94 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 5, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Mary Spencer McGowan. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART.

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Summary judgment reversed in restrictive covenant case

Azzore Veterinary Specialists, LLC v. Hodgson - 2015 Ark.App. 158 Arkansas Court of Appeals. March 4, 2015. Circuit Court of Pope County, Hon. Dennis Sutterfield. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Summary judgment in will contest reversed, along with Rule 11 sanction

Beavers v. Williams - 2015 Ark.App. 140 Arkansas Court of Appeals. March 4, 2015. Circuit Court of Van Buren County, Hon. H.G. Foster. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Criminal Cases

No-merit briefs must contain all adverse rulings even in cases where a defendant is sentenced to death or life in prison

Kou Her v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 91 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 5, 2015. Circuit Court of Johnson County, Hon. William Pearson. REBRIEFING ORDERED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

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Circuit court erred in joining a failure to appear charge with a breaking or entering charge

Kirk Clark v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 142 Court of Appeals. March 4, 2015. Circuit Court of Washington County, Hon. William A. Storey. REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.

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Trial counsel not ineffective in murder case

Wyouman Camp v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 90 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 5, 2015. Circuit Court of Howard County, Hon. Charles A. Yeargan. AFFIRMED.

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