In 2009, petitioner Dellemond Cunningham was found guilty of being an accomplice to aggravated robbery, an accomplice to theft of property, and a felon in possession of a firearm, as well as intimidating a witness. An aggregate sentence of 444 months' imprisonment was imposed. He appealed the conviction for witness intimidation, and the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Cunningham v. State, 2010 Ark. App. 130... On April 6, 2010, petitioner filed the instant pro se motion seeking at public...  

In 2009, an in rem complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County seeking forfeiture by petitioner Darnell Porter of certain property that had been seized as the proceeds of illegal activity. On October 20, 2009, the court granted the State's motion for default judgment. No appeal was taken by petitioner, and he now seeks leave to proceed with a belated appeal... Forfeiture matters arising from criminal cases are considered in rem civil actions. State v. One 1993 Toyota Camry, 333...  

Appellants, Grand Valley Ridge, LLC, and Tom A. Terminella a/k/a Thomas A. Terminella, have filed a notice of appeal stating that they are appealing from the order of the Washington County Circuit Court denying their motion for new trial and for vacation of the judgment and decree of foreclosure. Appellants do not, however, include the order denying their motion for new trial and vacation of judgment and decree in their addendum filed with this court. The notice of appeal further states that...  

On February 27, 2008, judgment was entered reflecting that petitioner Rufus Gray had been found guilty by a jury of attempted rape and sentenced to 560 months' imprisonment. A fine of $7,500 was also imposed. No appeal was taken, and petitioner sought leave to proceed with a belated appeal of the judgment pursuant to Rule 2(e) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure—Criminal (2010). This court denied the motion. Gray v. State, CR 08-994 (Ark. Oct. 30, 2008) (unpublished per curiam)... On...  

The appellant, Julia Gunn, was a longtime insurance agent for Farmers Insurance1 ("Farmers") in Sebastian County, Arkansas. In late 2004, she was informed by Farmers that her Farmers Agent Appointment Agreement would be terminated effective December 27, 2004. On November 27, 2007, Gunn filed a complaint against Farmers in Sebastian County Circuit Court. On December 21, 2007, Farmers filed a notice in the circuit court that it was... ... ... seeking removal and a notice of removal in the...  

In 2008, appellant Wilbert L. Johnson was found guilty by a jury of breaking or entering, theft of property, and misdemeanor fleeing. An aggregate sentence of 180 months' imprisonment was imposed. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Johnson v. State, 2009 Ark. App. 201 (unpublished). The mandate following affirmance of the judgment was issued April 7, 2009... On April 3, 2009, four days before the mandate was issued, appellant filed in the trial court a pro se petition for postconviction...  

Appellant, Anna Leonard, by and through her attorney, Deborah Sallings, has filed a motion for rule on clerk. The circuit court entered an order on January 19, 2010, terminating Leonard's parental rights. Leonard filed her notice of appeal on February 2, 2010... Pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(d) (2009), in dependency-neglect cases, the record on appeal shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court within seventy days of the filing of the notice of appeal. Here, the record was...  

Appellant Albert Lee Lewis appeals from the judgment and commitment order of the Crittenden County Circuit Court, convicting him of rape and kidnapping and sentencing him as a habitual offender to consecutive terms of life imprisonment for rape and 360 months' imprisonment for kidnapping. His sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict because the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to support convictions for rape and kidnapping. We...  

Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services moves to dismiss appeals by Misty Porter from two orders terminating parental rights in Little River County Circuit Court case Number JV-2007-61-2. An initial petition for termination of parental rights was filed on July 17, 2008. This petition concerned Porter's children S.P., J.P., and M.P. O.R. was subsequently born to Porter in August 2008, and the action was amended to terminate parental rights to O.R. as well... On September 8, 2008, the...  

On July 7, 2009, judgment was entered reflecting that petitioner Jeffery M. Nelson had entered a negotiated plea of guilty in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County in CR 2009-415 to being a felon in possession of a firearm; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; and manufacturing, delivering, and possession of marijuana, a controlled substance. A sentence of 120 months' imprisonment with thirty-six months suspended imposition of sentence for each offense was imposed to be...  

LuVonda A. Farmer of Heber Springs is appointed to the Supreme Court Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, at-large position, for a three-year term to expire on May 31, 2013. The court thanks Ms. Farmer for accepting appointment to this important committee... The court expresses its appreciation to Ms. Penny Rea of Little Rock, whose term has expired, for her service to the committee...  

The State of Arkansas appeals an order of the Phillips County Circuit Court dismissing the State's case against Appellee Clarence Richardson on speedy-trial grounds. On appeal, the State argues that the circuit court erred in holding that it had lost jurisdiction to try or sentence Appellee under the speedy-trial rule. As this is a subsequent appeal, our jurisdiction is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(7) (2009). Because the circuit court's order granting the motion to dismiss was a nullity,...  

On July 30, 2009, petitioner Deandra Stephenson filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus in this court. He contended in the petition that the Honorable Marion Humphrey, Circuit Judge, had failed to act in a timely manner on a pro se motion for scientific testing of evidence and a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2009), both of which were filed on May 29, 2008, in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County... Respondent Humphrey filed a...  

Appellant T.C., a minor, appeals from an order of the Ouachita County Circuit Court adjudicating him delinquent as an extended-juvenile-jurisdiction (EJJ) offender on the charge of second-degree murder for the death of his sister, Kaylee, and committing him to the Department of Youth Services. He raises six points on appeal: (1) that the circuit judge erred by denying his motion to suppress his statement; (2) that the circuit judge erred in finding that his statement was reliable; (3) that...