ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 16, 2015
KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE
CR-12-487. Roy Lee Smith v. State of Arkansas, from Arkansas County Circuit Court,
Northern District. Affirmed.
JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE
CR-12-759. Brandon Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court.
Affirmed.
RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE
CR-14-465. Roger Lemaster v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court.
Affirmed.
PER CURIAM OPINION
CV-14-588. Rodriquez Nelson v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit
Court. Affirmed.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 16, 2015
PER CURIAM ORDERS
REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases.
CR-15-212. Robert Kenneth Barber v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County
Circuit Court. Hart and Wynne, JJ., would grant.
CV-14-1023. Connie Jones v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review.
CV-15-157. James M. Guthrie v. Vicki P. Guthrie, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Twelfth Division.
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CR-15-124. Melissa McCann Arms v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit
Court. Motion for leave to file supplemental brief is granted.
CR-15-124. Melissa McCann Arms v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit
Court. Motion of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Arkansas Civil Liberties
Union for permission to file brief amicus curiae is granted.
CR-15-124. Melissa McCann Arms v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit
Court. Motion of Maternal and Child Health and Drug Treatment for permission to file
brief amicus curiae and motion for expanded page limit. Motion to file amicus curiae
brief is granted. Motion for expanded page limit is denied.
CR-15-254. Kenneth Cole Sizemore v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County
Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari is denied.
CV-14-912. United Systems of Arkansas, Inc. v. Beason and Nally, Inc., Chad Braley,
and David Miller, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division. Joint motion
to dismiss appeal is granted.
CV-15-111.
Shelter
Mutual
Insurance
Company
v.
Michael
Goodner
and
Robbie
Goodner, from Miller County Circuit Court. Foremost Insurance Company's motion for
permission
to
file
amicus
curiae
brief
is
denied.
Goodson
and
Wynne,
JJ.,
not
participating.
CV-15-264. James McCafferty v. The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., from
Pulaski
County
Circuit
Court,
Sixteenth
Division.
Petition
for
writ
of
certiorari
to
complete the record is granted.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 16, 2015
PER CURIAM ORDERS
D-15-240. In Re Michael A. Maggio, Arkansas Bar No. 90015. Petition to surrender of
Arkansas law license. Petition granted. See per curiam this date. Wood, J., not
participating.
D-15-270. In Re Julie Baker Menke, Arkansas Bar No. 87196. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). Granted, with direction to the Clerk to remove the
attorney’s name from the registry of attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of
Arkansas.
CR-01-1015. Kedron Johnson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Seventh Division. Pro se second petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to
consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petition denied. See per curiam this
date.
CR-14-1008. Ivory Purifoy v. Hon. Wendell L. Griffen, Judge, from Pulaski County,
Fifth Division. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition denied in part and moot in
part. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-161. Daniel Pedraza v. Honorable Sam Pope, Judge, from Drew County Circuit
Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition denied. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-162. Joe E. Butler v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Second Division. Pro se motion to file a belated appeal of order. Motion treated as
motion for rule on clerk and denied. See per curiam this date.
CV-14-1122. Demarcus R. Robinson v. John Felts, Chairman, Arkansas Board of Parole,
from Chicot County Circuit Court. Pro se motions for extension of time and production
of documents. Appeal dismissed; motions moot. See per curiam this date.
CV-15-222. Michael Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Second Division. Motion for rule on clerk to proceed without a certified record. Motion
denied.
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PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 16, 2015
MOTIONS SUBMITTED
PETITION FOR REHEARING:
CV-14-542. Ray Hobbs, in His Official Capacity as Director, Arkansas Department of
Correction;
and
Arkansas
Department
of Correction
v.
Jason
McGehee,
Don
Davis,
Stacey
Johnson,
Jack
Jones,
Terrick
Nooner,
Andrew
Sasser,
Bruce
Ward,
Kenneth
Williams and Marcel Williams, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division.
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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:
CR-15-266. William Dewey Gill v. State of Arkansas, from White County Circuit Court.
CR-15-272. Adam F. Doty v. State of Arkansas, from White County Circuit Court.
CV-14-986. In the Matter of the Hamilton Living Trust and Bank of the Ozarks v. Susan
Cossey, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division.
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CR-14-1088. Fred Lee Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court.
Motion for compliance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(h) and (i).
CR-15-159. Tyrone Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First
Division. Notices of recent jurisdiction issue (suggestion of mootness) and motion for
brief time.
CV-14-542. Ray Hobbs, in His Official Capacity as Director, Arkansas Department of
Correction;
and
Arkansas
Department
of Correction
v.
Jason
McGehee,
Don
Davis,
Stacey
Johnson,
Jack
Jones,
Terrick
Nooner,
Andrew
Sasser,
Bruce
Ward,
Kenneth
Williams
and
Marcel
Williams,
from
Pulaski
County
Circuit
Court,
Fifth
Division.
Motion for judicial notice and supplemental motion for judicial notice.
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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 16, 2015
CASES SUBMITTED
CV-14-468. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. James Grubbs,
from
Lee
County
Circuit
Court.
Orally
argued
at
Sheid
Auditorium
located
on
the
campus of Arkansas State University Mountain Home.
CV-14-470. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Aaron Hodge,
from
Lee
County
Circuit
Court.
Orally
argued
at
Sheid
Auditorium
located
on
the
campus of Arkansas State University Mountain Home.
CV-14-488. Michelle M. Smith v. Kartika Hopper, from Sebastian County Circuit Court,
Fort Smith District.
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