Duggar trial begins after jury seated

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday in the federal trial for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who faces child pornography charges. Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was charged in April with two counts of downloading and... Read More.
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Jury says two conspired in murder of federal witness

Two men have convicted of conspiring to kill a federal witness in Arkansas in 2016. A federal jury deliberated for about 6 1/2 hours before delivering the verdicts Tuesday against Donald Smith, 37, of Malvern, and Samuel Sherman, 38, of Batesville, in the shooting death... Read More.

Grand jury charges two in drug cases

LITTLE ROCK—A federal grand jury has charged two Little Rock men with crimes involving fentanyl. Jemel Foster, 31, and Russell Stacks, 49, were indicted on July 6, 2021, in separate cases that both include charges of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession... Read More.
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Jury trials resuming in Jefferson County

By Ray King After more than a year without jury trials, courts across the state, including those in Jefferson County were given the green light to resume trials May 1. In-person court activity had been suspended by an order of the Arkansas Supreme Court in March... Read More.

Supreme Court says jury trials can resume

By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court has ended the suspension of jury trials in the state effective May 1. All jury trials had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, with subsequent orders continuing the suspension until April 30. In that order, the... Read More.
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Supreme Court suspends jury trials until April 30

The Arkansas Supreme Court has again suspended jury trials in the state, this time until April 30. Jury trials have been suspended since March 2020 after Governor Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency for Arkansas relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, which on Friday the... Read More.
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Supreme Court suspends jury trials again

By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court has again suspended jury trials in the state as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In an opinion delivered Tuesday, the high court said jury trials that are currently underway are to be completed but trials that have... Read More.
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Circuit Court Judge Rob Wyatt discusses jury trials

By Ray King After being barred from conducting jury trials for several months because of the pandemic, Judges in the 11-West Judicial District, which includes Jefferson and Lincoln Counties finally got the go-ahead to resume jury trials. There was just one problem, the existing courtrooms... Read More.

Supreme Court says jury trials can resume July 1

By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court has issued new guidelines to resume some in-person proceedings in courts around the state while maintaining the safety of the public and particularly participants in court proceedings. The new guidelines were issued late Thursday and among other things, deal... Read More.