Supreme Court rejects murder conviction appeal

A Pine Bluff teenager serving a prison sentence of life plus 90 years failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was wrongly convicted. Robert T. Smith III, was convicted of capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and theft of property in Faulkner County Circuit... Read More.
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Appeals Court upholds Drew County drug conviction

By Ray King A 40-year-old Dew County man serving a prison sentence on a drug related charge failed to convince the Arkansas Court of Appeals that he was wrongly convicted. McKenzie Kory Martin was sentenced as an habitual offender to 35-years in prison after he was... Read More.
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Appeals Court upholds King conviction and sentence

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 50-year prison sentence of a Pine Bluff man convicted of two counts of first-degree battery in 2019. Following a jury trial, Eddie Dale King, 37, was convicted in the October 9, 2018... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects murder conviction appeal

By Ray King An Arkansas prison inmate serving life without parole failed to convince the Supreme Court that his conviction and sentence was void because the jury that convicted him had only 11 members. Corelanius Phillips, 52, is serving his sentence at the Cummins Unit and... Read More.
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Appeals Court upholds McCree conviction

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected claims by a Drew County man who challenged the evidence used to convict him. Drew McCree, 59, also contended that the court that convicted him erred by striking six prospective jurors for cause. Following a jury... Read More.

Appeals Court affirms Farris conviction

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected arguments from a Pine Bluff man who alleged that Circuit Judge Alex Guynn erred when he denied the man’s motion for a directed verdict on a charge of aggravated robbery. Carlton Farris, 30, was convicted... Read More.
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Sheriff reacts to Chauvin conviction

By Ray King Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., who has followed the case of former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd since the incident started last May. On Tuesday, Chauvin was convicted of... Read More.

Appeals Court reverses Ashley County murder conviction

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the 2019 murder conviction of a Hamburg man and sent the case back to prosecutors in Ashley County to decide if there will be another trial. Erskine Flamer Jr., 25, was convicted of second-degree murder... Read More.