ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
ADVANCE REPORTS
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IN THIS ISSUE
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324 Ark.

Opinions delivered
May 20, 1996


Barnett v. City of Dardanelle (Per Curiam) CR96-538
Appeal & error -- Motion for rule on clerk; good cause for granting. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Baxter v. State (Glaze, J.) CR93-1098
Criminal procedure -- Officers had reasonable cause to believe appellant had committed felony; suppression motion properly denied at trial; verdict containing habitual sentencing range correct; appellant's argument without merit. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Cupit v. State (Newbern, J.) CR95-455
Sentencing -- Appellant's sentence within statutory range; court declined to review what appellant termed excessive sentence. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Hicks v. State (Per Curiam) CR96-482
Appeal & error -- Motion for rule on clerk; denied because counsel did not admit responsibility for filing untimely notice of appeal. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Hood v. State (Per Curiam) CR96-103
Appeal & error -- Record on appeal; statement of evidence or proceedings when no report was made or transcript was unavailable; motion granted for extension to file brief and supplement transcript. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Moore v. State (Per Curiam) CR94-1183
Criminal procedure -- Postconviction relief; petitioner must show compelling need for photocopying at public expense; petitioner did not show need for free photocopies. [ASCII, WP5.1]

McCoy v. State (Per Curiam) CR96-514
Appeal & error -- Motion for rule on clerk; good cause for granting. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Norman v. State (Per Curiam) CR95-361
Appeal & error -- Motion to disqualify counsel granted; counsel directed to appeal and show cause. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Office of Child Support Enforcement v. Frank (Roaf, J.) 96-203
Judgment -- Final order must have been entered for court to have jurisdiction; no final order entered here. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Sanders v. County of Sebastian (Jesson, C.J.) 95-1014
Taxation -- Request that Foster v. Jefferson Quorum Court be overruled declined; no convincing authority for appellant's argument; ordinance calling special election not a law; no emergency clause required. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Skiver v. State (Per Curiam) CR96-527
Appeal & error -- Motion for rule on clerk; good cause. [ASCII, WP5.1]

Whitfield v. State (Per Curiam) CR96-522
Appeal & error -- Motion for rule on clerk; good cause for granting. [ASCII, WP5.1]

OPINIONS NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

Baumgarner v. State, CR 96-308 (Per Curiam), Pro Se Motion for Rule on Clerk denied May 20, 1996.

Bowden v. State, CR 95-1258 (Per Curiam), Pro Se Motion for Transcript at Public Expense denied May 20, 1996.

Prince v. State, CR 95-1349 (Per Curiam), affirmed May 20, 1996.

Smith v. State, CR 96-285 (Per Curiam), Pro Se Motion for Access to Record and Motion for Extension of Time denied and appeal dismissed May 20, 1996.