Stories tagged with: case
Lack of speedy trial results in dismissal of case against prison inmate
By Ray King
The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an inmate at the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections was correct when he argued that the state’s speedy trial rules were violated.
Jimmy Jacobs, now 29, had been charged with three... Read More.
Statements from the attorneys in yesterday’s court case between Sheriff Woods and the Judge Robinson
From the Attorneys for Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. :
A final hearing on the merits in the matter of Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. vs. County Judge Gerald Robinson, et. al seeking a Declaratory Judgment and a Writ of Mandamus was heard on September... Read More.
Appeals Court upholds ruling by Judge Brown in juvenile case
The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled Juvenile Judge Earnest E. Brown Jr., was correct when he dismissed a claim by a juvenile that her attorney was incompetent during a hearing in 2022.
The juvenile, who was identified only as minor child had been... Read More.
Ex-Arkansas lawmaker gets 4 years for Missouri bribery case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Arkansas state senator has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for accepting multiple bribes in Missouri, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jeremy Hutchinson, 48, of Little Rock, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Kansas... Read More.
Jefferson County Prosecutors discuss Warren murder case and his Washington State charges
Prosecutors in Washington State have filed aggravated first-degree murder charges against a Pine Bluff man accused in the shooting deaths of his former girlfriend and her daughter.
If convicted, Kirkland C. Warren, now 27, would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of... Read More.
New details emerge on Warren case in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was arrested in southwestern Washington state early this month on charges that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and fired a gunshot into her apartment, he quickly... Read More.
30-year prison sentence for man in child porn case
TEXARKANA – A Texarkana, Arkansas, man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography. There is no parole in the federal system. The Honorable Chief... Read More.
Supreme Court upholds Dennis ruling in prisoner case
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said Circuit judge Jodi Raines Dennis was correct when she denied a request from a prison inmate who alleged the trial court that sentenced him lacked jurisdiction in the case.
Jamie Darnell Lee, 45, is serving a sentence of... Read More.
Feds ask to drop charges in former state senator’s case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss wire fraud and bribery charges against a former Arkansas state senator who was set to face trial next month for a second time after a jury deadlocked last year.
Gilbert Baker, who... Read More.
Former Sheridan teacher receives 10 year’s probation in child pornography case
Former Sheridan school teacher David Brent Miller has been sentenced to 10 year’s probation and 60 days in jail following a plea deal after being charged with Pandering/Possessing Sexual Explicit Conduct involving a child, a Class C felony, and possession of Child Pornography, a... Read More.
Special prosecutor gets case file in police punching suspect
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police have given a special prosecutor the findings of their investigation into law enforcement officers who were caught on video beating and holding down a suspect during an arrest last month, a spokesman said Thursday.
State Police spokesman Bill... Read More.
