ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 16, 2025 KAREN R. BAKER, CHIEF JUSTICE CR-23-401. Morgan Richard Weatherford v. State of Arkansas, from Logan County Circuit Court, Southern District. Affirmed. Special Justices Mark Allison and David Parker join. Wood and Bronni, JJ., not participating.
CR-24-753. Ricky Lewis Neal v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed. Special Justice Troy Braswell joins. Womack, J., concurs without opinion. Bronni, J., not participating.
COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, JUSTICE CV-24-502. Ricky Lee Scott v. Rhonda Sullivan, Circuit Clerk; Alvah Griggs-Washington, Court Reporter, and/or successor Kristy Wheeler; Linda Worstell, Court Reporter; Nila Keels, Court Reporter, and/or successor Carla K. Astin; Hon. L.T. Sims II, Judge, and/or successor Hon. Dion Wilson, Judge; Hon. Harvey Yates, Judge and/or successor Hon. Richard L. Proctor, Judge; Hon. Ashley Higgins, Judge, and/or successor Hon. Christopher W. Morledge, Judge, from Cross County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Cory Cox joins. Womack, J., concurs. Bronni, J., not participating.
BARBARA W. WEBB, JUSTICE CR-24-837. Ricky Lee Scott v. State of Arkansas, from Cross County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Leon Holmes joins. Womack, J., concurs without opinion. Wood, J., dissents. Bronni, J., not participating.
CODY HILAND, JUSTICE CV-24-663. Shelley Hause and Stephen Hause v. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; The Fayetteville Planning Commission; and The Fayetteville City Council, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; dismissed without prejudice in part. Womack, Webb, and Bronni, JJ., dissent.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 16, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEW DENIED: Petition for review was denied today in the following case. CR-24-249. Markeith Mitchell v. State of Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Wood, Hiland, and Bronni, JJ., would grant. See dissenting opinion from denial of petition for review issued this date.
********************************************* D-25-539. Robert M. Brech, Executive Director of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. William Asa Hutchinson III, Attorney at Law, Arkansas Bar No. 2001115, an Original Action. Special Judge appointed. Baker, C.J., not participating. See per curiam this date.
In Re Amendments to the Rules for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (Rule 3 and Rule 5) and Rules of the Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (Rule 1). Webb and Hiland, JJ., dissent without opinion. See per curiam this date.
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