Opinions delivered
April 13, 2006
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JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE:
05-683. Jim Wright and Connie Wright v. City of Little Rock and Little Rock Board of Adjustment, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. Reversed and Remanded. Glaze and Imber, JJ., dissent. (7 PAGES + 6 PAGE DISSENT, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
05-952. Arkansas Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors v. Billy Reddick, from Bradley Circuit. Arkansas Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors Affirmed. (8 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
ROBERT L. BROWN, JUSTICE:
CR05-1028. Ralph Armstrong v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Affirmed. (18 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
05-778. Candis Young v. Maria Barbera, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Reversed and Remanded; Court of Appeals Reversed. Glaze, J., dissents. (9 PAGES + 4 PAGE DISSENT, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
BETTY C. DICKEY, JUSTICE:
CR05-1263. State of Arkansas v. Denver Townsend, from Benton Circuit. Reversed and Remanded. Hannah, C.J., and Glaze, J., concur. (12 PAGES + 5 PAGE CONCURRENCE, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
05-527. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. v. Harry Snowden, Individually and as Representative Of All Persons Similarly Situated, from Faulkner Circuit. Affirmed. (15 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
05-919. Jenny Crisler v. Unum Insurance Company of America, from Craighead Circuit, Western District. Reversed and Remanded. Glaze, J., not participating. (10 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
JIM GUNTER, JUSTICE:
05-990. McLane Southern, Inc. v. Charlie Davis, Director of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board, and the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board, and Warren Wholesale Company, Inc., Tom Fitts Tobacco Company, Inc., Douglas Companies, Inc., Glidewell Distributing Company, Inc., Southern Wholesale, Inc., Ritchie Grocer Company, Inc., Northwest Tobacco and Candy Company, Merritt Wholesale Distributor, Inc., and Warehouse Distributing, Inc., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Affirmed. Corbin, J., not participating. (10 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
PER CURIAM OPINION:
CR05-741. James W. Wood v. State of Arkansas, from Jackson Circuit. Affirmed. (4 PAGES, UNPUBLISHED) [PDF]
PER CURIAM ORDERS
REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases.
CR05-164. Hans C. Hess v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Sixth Division. See per curiam this date. (2 PAGES, UNPUBLISHED)[PDF]
CR05-420. Billy Thessing v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division.
CR05-609. Michael Raymond MacKool v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division.
05-716. Harvest Rice, Inc. v. Fritz and Mertice Lehman Elevator and Dryer, Inc., from Desha Circuit, Arkansas City District.
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REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases.
CR06-203. John Melvin McDonald v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia Circuit.
CR06-234. Fred D. Davis III v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson Circuit. Dickey, J., not participating.
CR06-236. Kathy Boveia v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division.
CR06-238. Daniel R. Breshears v. State of Arkansas, from Garland Circuit. Corbin, Dickey, and Gunter, JJ., would grant.
06-202. Steven Baker v. Dana Corporation et al., from Workers' Compensation Commission.
06-223. Leon Harris v. Altheimer Unified School District, from Jefferson Circuit.
06-228. Guy Moon v. David F. Gillison et al., from Chicot Circuit.
06-233. Luther B. Rodgers v. Director, Department of Workforce Services et al., from Board of Review.
06-254. Demarcus Mitchell v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner Circuit.
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05-527. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. v. Harry Snowden, from Faulkner Circuit. Appellant’s motion for reconsideration is denied. See opinion this date.
CR99-1116. Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Motion to recall mandate. Motion held in abeyance. See per curiam this date. (1 PAGE, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
CR05-420. Billy Thessing v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Appellant’s motion for stay of mandate. Granted 90 days.
CR05-1233. Vasun Buford v. State of Arkansas, from Clark Circuit. Appellee's petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record and for compliance with Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(h) is granted.
CR06-289. Leticia Villarreal v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Motion to file belated notice of appeal is denied.
CR06-293. Arnoldo Pedraza v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Motion for rule on clerk is granted. See per curiam this date. (2 PAGES, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
05-743. Lade Thomas Conlee, Jr. v. Jennifer Conlee, from Pulaski Circuit, Twelfth Division. Appellee's motion to dismiss notices of appeal. Passed until case submitted.
06-6. Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services v. Honorable Vann Smith, Circuit Judge, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourteenth Division. Motion to take judicial notice is denied without prejudice.
06-60. Watson Chapel School District v. Bernice Martin Russell, from Jefferson Circuit. Motion to strike appellant's brief, limit appeal to order of August 25, 2005, and for extension of time to file appellee's brief. Motion granted.
06-97. William R. Bullock, Sr. v. Mary Gale Barnes, from Yell Circuit, Northern District. Appellant's motion for stay pending appeal is granted.
06-147. BYME, Inc. v. Jackie S. Ivy et ux., from Craighead Circuit, Western District. Appellant's motion to file supplemental brief is granted.
06-147. BYME, Inc. v. Jackie S. Ivy et ux., from Craighead Circuit, Western District. Appellees' motion to file supplemental brief is granted.
06-267. Tina Campos v. Jeff Campos, from Hot Spring Circuit. Motion for rule on clerk is granted.
06-280. William Thornsberry et al. v. Edwin L. Smith, from Pope Circuit. Motion for rule on clerk is granted.
06-356. In Re: Richard L. Wommack, Arkansas Bar No. 62028, an Original Action. Petition for voluntary surrender of law license. Petition granted. See per curiam this date. (1 PAGE, PUBLISHED) [PDF]
CR05-1361. Walter McCullough v. Honorable Victor Hill, Circuit Judge, from Craighead Circuit, Western District. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition moot. See per curiam this date. (1 PAGE, UNPUBLISHED) [PDF]
CR06-151. Darrell Key Jackson a/k/a Darryl Key Jackson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. Pro se motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam this date. (2 PAGES, UNPUBLISHED) [PDF]
CR06-239. Clyde Johnson v. Honorable David Burnett, Circuit Judge, from Crittenden Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition denied. See per curiam this date. (3 PAGES, UNPUBLISHED) [PDF]
06-261. One Thousand, One Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($1,155.00) In United States Currency and Julius Taylor Jeffries v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Pro se motion for belated appeal. Motion denied. See per curiam this date. (2 PAGES, UNPUBLISHED) [PDF]
MOTIONS SUBMITTED
PETITION FOR REHEARING:
CR04-1379. Billy Dale Green v. State of Arkansas, from Randolph Circuit.
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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:
CR06-284. Charles Higgins v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division.
06-281. Chong Sun Yu v. Metropolitan Fire Extinguisher Company, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventh Division.
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CR06-88. Judy Ann Flanagan v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead Circuit, Eastern District. Appellant’s motion for waiver of page limit.
CR06-112. Carlos Valois-Cervantes v. State of Arkansas, from Benton Circuit. Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal.
CR06-188. Roberto D. Cabral v. State of Arkansas, from Benton Circuit. Appellant’s motion to file belated brief.
CR06-311. Billy Freeman v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson Circuit. Motion to be relieved as counsel.
05-584. Stark Ligon, As Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Thomas James “T.J.” Hively, Arkansas Bar No. 75060, an Original Action. Motion to dismiss petition for disbarment.
05-911. Flagstar Bank v. Rose Marie Gibbins et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Appellant's motion to supplement addendum and abstract and for extension of time to file reply brief.
05-1305. Sharon J. Sturdivant v. Timothy L. Sturdivant, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventeenth Division. Appellee's motion to stay brief time and to supplement the record.
06-260. Stark Ligon, As Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Jerry Wayne Stewart, Arkansas Bar No. 75125, an Original Action. Motion for appointment of special judge.
06-263. Eric Hardin et ux. v. City of Little Rock et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division. Appellees’ motion to dismiss appeal.
06-317. Flavio Rios Guerrero v. OK Foods, Inc., from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s motion for time to file petition for review.
06-317. Flavio Rios Guerrero v. OK Foods, Inc., from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Appellant's motion to file belated petition for review and recall mandate.
06-343. Earnest D. Bradford v. Judy Cossey, from Lonoke Circuit. Motion for rule on clerk.
SUBMISSIONS
05-1319. Richard Kimbell v. Association of Rehab Industry & Business et al., from Workers' Compensation Commission. Argued orally.
CR05-751. Eddie Stanley Harris, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division.
05-965. David Harris v. City of Fort Smith, Arkansas et al., from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District.
05-1005. Jayel Corporation v. Tamra Cochran et al., from Benton Circuit.
05-1135. Jones Brothers, Inc. et al. v. Journagan Construction Company, from Workers' Compensation Commission.