PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 1, 2020
JOHN DAN KEMP, CHIEF JUSTICE
CR-19-870. Harold Bennett v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed.
KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE
CR-02-228. James E. Smith v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se eighth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis; motion to execute subpoena duces tecum. Petition and motion denied.
CR-19-643. Laron Hayes, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Bradley County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part.
COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, JUSTICE
CR-96-428. Larry Rayford v. State of Arkansas, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se fifth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis or other extraordinary relief. Petition denied.
CR-96-428. Larry Rayford v. State of Arkansas, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of certiorari or motion to recall mandate; pro se motion to amend petition for certiorari or motion to recall the mandate. Petition and motion denied; motion to amend denied.
RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE
CR-20-88. Anthony Dewayne Brown v. State of Arkansas, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Remanded to settle and supplement the record.
ROBIN F. WYNNE, JUSTICE
CR-18-495. Jacob Jerome Taylor v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 1, 2020
CV-20-517. (In Re Gag Order in the Matter of the Investigation in the Death of Joshua Keshun Smith) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.; and Arkansas Press Association v. State of Arkansas; Shaivonn Robinson; Le’Kamerin Tolbert; Quincy Isaiah Lewis; and Odies Wilson, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Petitioners’ tendered reply to State’s response to the petition for writ of certiorari is filed this date. Petitioners’ petition for writ of certiorari is granted; gag orders filed September 18, 2020, are vacated. Hudson, J., would dismiss petition for writ of certiorari. Womack, J., would deny petition for writ of certiorari. (Proceedings of September 25, 2020)
In Re District Court Resource Assessment Board. See per curiam this date.
John Wilkerson, General Counsel of the Arkansas Municipal League, is reappointed to the District Court Resource Assessment Board for a four-year term to expire on April 30, 2024. The Court thanks Mr. Wilkerson for his willingness to continue to serve on this important board.
The Honorable Doug Erwin, County Judge for Lonoke County, is appointed to the District Court Resource Assessment Board for a four-year term to expire on April 30, 2024. The Court thanks Judge Erwin for his willingness to serve on this important board.
The Court extends its gratitude to Judge Michael Lincoln, whose term has expired, for his work on behalf of the Board.
In Re Amended Administrative Plans for the Nineteenth West Judicial Circuit and the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit. See per curiam this date.
In Re Amended Administrative Plans for the Ninth Judicial District Court and the Thirtieth Judicial District Court. See per curiam this date.