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Supreme Court rejects appeal from inmate at Varner

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By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday turned down claims by a prison inmate that his sentence was illegal. James Ray Thompson, 34, is being held at the Varner Unit and filed a petition with Circuit Judge Jodi Raines Dennis saying that his 20-year... Read More.
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Supreme Court rejects McClinton appeal

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By Ray King A Jefferson County man serving a life sentence after being convicted of raping a handicapped 16-year-old girl failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday that evidence presented at his trial had been switched by the State Crime Laboratory and was... Read More.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal in murder case

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By Ray King A member of the Cherokee Nation who pleaded guilty to capital murder to avoid the death penalty in 2005 has failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was arrested and searched illegally, that his guilty plea was not knowingly entered,... Read More.

Supreme Court says jury trials can resume

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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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Governor, supreme court differ on covid shots

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ highest court on Thursday ordered the state to immediately make the coronavirus vaccine available to judges, prosecutors and other court employees, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said they’ll have to wait if they’re not already eligible for the shots. The... Read More.
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Supreme Court suspends jury trials until April 30

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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.

Supreme Court upholds Judge Dennis’ ruling

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By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said Jefferson County Circuit Judge Jodi Raines Dennis was correct when she denied the petition of a prison inmate who alleged that his prison sentence of life does not meet the standards of an illegal sentence. Serandon... Read More.
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Supreme Court: rental leases subject to short-term tax

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By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that leases of property by Rent-A-Center’s in the state are short-term leases and subject to the short-term rental tax when the term of payment is weekly or semi-monthly. The court denied Rent-A-Center’s claim that their rentals... Read More.

Supreme Court suspends jury trials again

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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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