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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CR-15-638. Ramon B. Trujillo v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari denied. Brill, C.J., and Hart, J., dissent. CV-16-18. Brian Haile v. Josh Johnston, Individually and as a Candidate for Sheriff of Cleburne County; Larry Crabtree, Joe Tournear, and Lee Noble, in the Representative Capacities as Members of the Cleburne County Election Commission; Doyle Webb, In His Representative Capacity as Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas; Julie Feil, In Her Representative Capacity as Chairman of the Cleburne County Republican Committee; and Paul Muse, In His Official Capacity as Cleburne County Clerk, from Cleburne County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Brill, C.J., and Danielson, J., concur. Special Justice Robert J. Lambert, Jr. concurs with opinion to follow. Wood, J., not participating. PER CURIAM OPINIONS CR-15-496. Johnta Barber v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CR-15-499. Corie Rodrigus Frazier v. State of Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases. CR-14-286. Howard Wood v. State of Arkansas, from Scott County Circuit Court. CV-15-118. Kenyghatta Davis v. The City of Blytheville, Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Danielson and Wynne, JJ., would grant. ******************************************** REVIEW GRANTED: Petition for review was granted today in the following case. CV-15-745. Timothy Whaley v. Pam and Don Beckham, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. ******************************************** REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CV-15-911. James Fell v. Camme Fell, from Saline County Circuit Court. Wood, J., not participating. CV-15-1066. Roddrick Burton v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. ******************************************** CV-15-115. Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Joint motion to remand is granted. CV-15-584. Nancy A. Edgerly v. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., from Searcy County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for reassignment to the Supreme Court is denied. CV-15-992. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, et al. v. Stacey Johnson et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Motion of David A. Curran to withdraw as counsel for the appellants is granted. CV-16-26. McCain Mall Company Limited Partnership v. Ethel Long, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Appellant’s motion to stay briefing schedule is granted.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-16-46. Jeannie Sherman v. Cross County Circuit Court and Raymond Boeckmann, from Cross County Circuit Court. Appellant’s application for temporary stay pending resolution of petition for writ of prohibition or certiorari is granted. D-16-43. In Re Joe Thomas Lynch, Arkansas Bar No. 88132, an Original Action. Petition of Joe Thomas Lynch, Arkansas Bar No. 88132, to surrender Arkansas law license is granted. See per curiam this date. ******************************************** CR-15-522. Ardwin Frank Sylvester v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s pro se motion for court not to consider appellee’s brief is denied. CR-15-793. Stanley L. Hunt II v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motions for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. Appeal dismissed; motions moot. See per curiam this date. CR-15-817. Troy L. McCulley v. State of Arkansas, from Poinsett County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for rule on clerk is moot. Appellant’s pro se motion for use of record and transcript granted in part; thirty-day extension to file brief is granted. The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of the record to the appellant, and the appellant must return the copy upon tendering his brief, or the brief will not be filed. CR-15-951. Louis E. Richard v. State of Arkansas, from Howard County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss or remand granted in part and denied in part; appeal dismissed without prejudice for further proceedings in the trial court on the Rule 37.1 petition. CR-15-998. Michael Bryant v. Honorable Victor Hill, Circuit Judge, from Poinsett County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus is moot. CV-15-896. Rodney Bunch v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to supplement record denied; appeal dismissed; motion for extension of time moot. See per curiam this date. ********************************************

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-15-417. Karl Douglas Roberts v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Entry of appearance of Scott W. Braden and Jason P. Kearney and motion to substitute counsel for oral argument. CR-15-983. Jason Carroll Neal v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to file belated brief. CR-16-61. Quenton Vernard Jones v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Appellant’s motion to accept record with substituted pages. CR-16-63. Kenneth Ray Marshall v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk. CV-15-992. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, et al. v. Stacey Johnson et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Entry of appearance of John C. Williams. CV-16-51. Sandra Lee v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Ouachita County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for belated appeal. D-16-65. In Re David B. Hopkins, Arkansas Bar No. 68075, an Original Action. Petition of David B. Hopkins, Arkansas Bar No. 68075, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation). D-16-67. In Re Steven E. Edgar, Arkansas Bar No. 77162, an Original Action. Petition of Steven E. Edgar, Arkansas Bar No. 77162, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation). ******************************************** CR-00-645. Willie Hutcherson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellant’s third pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. CR-09-339. Adam Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. CR-14-687. Ike Shawndale Nunn v. State of Arkansas, from Jackson County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se petition for rehearing on Martinez question.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-15-237. Terry Lee Ward v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellant’s pro se motion for extension of brief time and for other relief, motion with permision of court requests or objections [sic], and motion in support of motions, filings all [sic]. CR-15-448. James Anthony Gould v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal. CV-15-958. Kenny Halfacre v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for rule on clerk.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2016 CASES SUBMITTED CR-07-1155. Steven Victor Wertz v. State of Arkansas, from Sharp County Circuit Court. Orally argued. CV-14-533. Don Davis v. Cheryl Davis, from Pope County Circuit Court. CV-15-180. John David Moore v. Nancy Moore, from Logan County Circuit Court, Southern District. CV-15-231. Owen Kelly v. Mandy Kelly, from Washington County Circuit Court. ******************************************** CV-15-874. Michael W. Williams v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Opinions are available on the internet at http://courts.arkansas.gov