ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
ADVANCE REPORTS
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IN THIS ISSUE
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70 Ark. App.

Opinions delivered
July 5, 2000


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Estate of McKasson v. Hamric (Jennings, J.) CA99-940

Wills -- Distinguished form deeds; deed clearly conveyed present interest in property; sufficient mental capacity to execute; denial of petition to set aside deeds affirmed. [HTML, WP5.1]

McChristian v. State (Stroud, J.) CACR99-1302

Criminal law -- Possession of cocaine; evidence sufficient to support appellant's conviction. [HTML, WP5.1]

Office of Child Support Enfcm't v. Calbert (Neal, J.) CA99-1174

Parent & child -- Child support; order terminating child support affirmed for different reason. [HTML, WP5.1]

Potter v. State (Robbins, C.J.) CACR99-1248

Evidence -- Denial of motion to suppress reversed where officer stopped appellant without proof of involvement in criminal activity. [HTML, WP5.1]

OPINIONS NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

Barnett v. State, CA 99-1256 (Koonce, J.), rebriefing ordered July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

Brady v. State, CA CR 99-992 (Crabtree, J.), rebriefing ordered July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

Collier v. State, CA CR 98-1301 (Crabtree, J.), affirmed July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

Deininger v. Baldwin, CA 99-1333 (Bird, J.), affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

McKinney v. Gude, CA 99-102 (Jennings, J.), affirmed July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

Reeves v. State, CA CR 99-1486 (Griffen, J.), affirmed July 5, 2000. [HTML, WP5.1]

CASES AFFIRMED WITHOUT OPINION

Baldor Elec. Co. v. Director of Labor, E 00-36, July 5, 2000.

Coleman v. Director of Labor, E 00-31, July 5, 2000.

Ewell v. Director of Labor, E 00-28, July 5, 2000.

Fenner v. Director of Labor, E 99-264, July 5, 2000.

Foster v. Director of Labor, E 00-32, July 5, 2000.

Frye v. Director of Labor, E 00-29, July 5, 2000.

Hudson v. Director of Labor, E 99-269, July 5, 2000.

Jones v. Director of Labor, E 00-30, July 5, 2000.

Lerchen v. Director of Labor, E 99-261, July 5, 2000.

Morton v. Director of Labor, E 00-47, July 5, 2000.

Plummer v. Director of Labor, E 99-241, July 5, 2000.

Roland v. Director of Labor, E 99-273, July 5, 2000.


ORIGINAL SYLLABUS

JOHN B. ROBBINS, CHIEF JUDGE:

CACR99-1248. Michael Ray Potter v. State of Arkansas, from Washington Circuit. Reversed and Remanded. Bird, Stroud, and Griffen, JJ., agree. Jennings and Meads, JJ., dissent. (8 PAGES + 3-PAGE DISSENT + 5-PAGE DISSENT PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

JOHN E. JENNINGS, JUDGE:

CA99-102. Jimmy McKinney v. Joe Gude et al., from Mississippi Circuit. Affirmed. Hart and Koonce, JJ., agree. (5 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

CA99-940. Estate of Virginia McKasson, Deceased v. Harvey N. Hamric and Iva Hamric, from Lonoke Chancery. Affirmed. Neal and Griffen, JJ., agree. (9 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

SAM BIRD, JUDGE:

CA99-1333. Neil Deininger, P.A. v. Jerry C. Baldwin, from Pulaski Circuit. Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part and Remanded. Neal and Griffen, JJ., agree. (5 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

K. MAX KOONCE, II, JUDGE:

CA99-1256. Barbara Barnett v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi Circuit. Rebriefing Ordered. Robbins, C.J., and Stroud, J., agree. (3 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

JOHN F. STROUD, JR., JUDGE:

CACR99-1302. Charles McChristian, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Robbins, C.J., and Koonce, J., agree. (6 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

OLLY NEAL, JUDGE:

CA99-1174. Office of Child Support Enforcement v. Joe Morris Calbert, from Bradley Chancery. Affirmed. Jennings, J., agrees. Stroud and Roaf, JJ., concur. Robbins, C.J., and Hart, J., dissent. (4 PAGES + 3-PAGE CONCURRENCE + 3-PAGE DISSENT PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

WENDELL L. GRIFFEN, JUDGE:

CACR99-1486. Cedric Lamont Reeves v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Bird and Neal, JJ., agree. (9 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

TERRY CRABTREE, JUDGE:

CACR98-1301. Marcus Collier v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit. Affirmed. Pittman and Jennings, JJ., agree. (4 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

CACR99-992. David Brady v. State of Arkansas, from Lee Circuit. Rebriefing Ordered. Koonce and Roaf, JJ., agree. (3 PAGES UNPUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

PER CURIAM DECISIONS

The following cases appealed from the Arkansas Board of Review are affirmed without written opinion pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 5-2(b).

E99-241. Ray A. Plummer v. Director et al.

E99-261. Ronald Lerchen v. Director et al.

E99-264. Kendall Fenner v. Director et al.

E99-269. Wanda Hudson v. Director et al.

E99-273. Alan R. Roland v. Director et al.

E00-28. Timothy Ewell v. Director et al.

E00-29. Beverly A. Frye v. Director et al.

E00-30. Charles V. Jones v. Director et al.

E00-31. Beverly Coleman v. Director et al.

E00-32 Janie Foster v. Director et al.

E00-36. Baldor Electric Company v. Director et al.

E00-47. Jacqueline S. Morton v. Director et al.

PER CURIAM ORDERS

REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for Rehearing were denied today in the following cases.

CA99-1015. Harvey Jones v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Pulaski Chancery, Seventh Division.

CA99-1200. Debbie Snuggs v. Griffin Electric Heating & Air, from Workers' Compensation Commission.

CA99-1301. Howard S. Brown and Diane M. Brown v. Chris Pitcher et al., from Greene Circuit.

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CACR99-992. David Brady v. State of Arkansas, from Lee Circuit. Motion of Christopher W. Morledge for attorney's fees is denied.

CACR99-1321. David E. Nicklas v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. Appellant's pro se motion to substitute brief correcting minor deficiencies is granted.

CACR00-186. Ricky Hites v. State of Arkansas, from Boone Circuit. Appellant's motion and amended motion to supplement the record is remanded to the trial court to settle the record within thirty days. Appellant's brief due within sixty days.

CACR00-420. Marvin Brewer v. State of Arkansas, from White Circuit. Motion of J. Leon Johnson to be relieved as counsel for appellant is granted.

CA99-1104. Hulda Stephenson v. Tyson Foods, Inc., from Workers' Compensation Commission. Appellant's motion for attorney's fees is granted. Koonce, J., not participating.

CA00-334. George L. Seay et al. v. Helen S. Quinn et al., from Arkansas Chancery, Northern District. Motion of appellee, Wildlife Farms, Inc., to dismiss appeal is certified to the Supreme Court.

CA00-334. George L. Seay et al. v. Helen S. Quinn et al., from Arkansas Chancery, Northern District. Motion of appellees, Helen S. Quinn and First United Bank as Trustees, to dismiss appeal and for brief time is certified to the Supreme Court.