Edward Joseph Reynolds appeals a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of kidnapping
and aggravated assault. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to consecutive sentences of
life imprisonment and fifteen years’ imprisonment, respectively. On appeal, Reynolds
contends that the circuit court erred by (1) denying his directed-verdict motions on both
charges; (2) allowing the vict... More...   $0 (05-22-2016 - AR)

David Felty received a life sentence in prison without parole after a jury convicted
him of first-degree felony murder. Felty’s counsel on appeal has filed a no-merit brief and a
motion to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(k)
(2015). The brief asserts that there are no nonfrivolous arguments to be made on appeal.
No pro se points have... More...   $0 (02-18-2016 - AR)

At Medley’s August 26, 2014 bench trial, the State called one witness, Corporal Chris
Carter, of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. Corporal Carter testified that around 8:00 a.m.
on July 25, 2013, he observed a blue Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck traveling north on Arch
Street in Saline County and that the driver (later identified as Medley) was not wearing a seat
belt. Corporal Car... More...   $0 (02-16-2016 - AR)

Appellant Francisco Reyes Medley appeals from his conviction by the Saline County
Circuit Court on the offense of fleeing, a Class D felony. Medley’s sole point on appeal
challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.
At Medley’s August 26, 2014 bench trial, the State called one witness, Corporal Chris
Carter, of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. Corporal Carter testifie... More...   $0 (02-13-2016 - AR)

A Garland County jury convicted Samuel L. Conway of capital murder and
aggravated robbery stemming from the March 14, 2005 shooting death and robbery of Mary
Adams. The State waived the death penalty, and Conway was sentenced to life without
parole plus 588 months to be served in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He raises
five points on appeal, arguing that the circuit cour... More...   $0 (01-16-2016 - AR)

On the morning of December 3, 2012, seventeen-year-old Fink told her mother that
she was leaving their home to go for a walk. During her walk, Fink encountered eighty
year-old Loyd Cole. Fink stabbed Cole thirty-six times with a knife she was carrying. Cole
died as a result of the stab wounds and his body was found face up in a ditch. Fink left a
trail of blood running from ... More...   $0 (09-24-2015 - AR)

LITTLE ROCK – Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today that Demetrius Colbert, age 39, of Marianna, was sentenced to life imprisonment plus ten years in prison for his leadership of a drug conspiracy and for fir... More...   $0 (02-06-2015 - AR)

American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI), appeals from a district court1 order denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, a new trial, and granting a partial remittitur of damages. George Tedder cross-appeals from the same order, challenging the remittitur. We affirm.

I.

Tedder worked for ARI as a welder. On April 24, 2008, Tedder was sitting on a table... More...   $0 (01-09-2014 - AR)

Tony Sayger brought this action against Riceland Foods under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, and other statutes, alleging retaliatory discharge after being a witness in an internal investigation into a complaint about a manager. After the district court 1 granted summary judgment to Riceland on Sayger's Title VII and ACRA claims, his § 1981 claim proceeded to trial. T... More...   $0 (11-18-2013 - AR)

Bernie Lazar Hoffman, better known as Tony Alamo, appeals a jury verdict finding him liable for battery, outrage, and conspiracy. He also appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for remittitur. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms in part and reverses in part.

I.

Alamo was the leader of a religious group, Tony Alamo Christian Ministries (TACM). ... More...   $0 (08-28-2012 - AR)

An Arkansas jury found in favor of Sharon Sanders on her Title VII claims of race discrimination and constructive discharge against the Lee County School District No. 1 and individual members of the County's Board of Education. The jury awarded $10,000 in compensatory damages on the race discrimination claim, $60,825 in wages and fringe benefits on the constructive discharge claim, and a total of ... More...   $0 (02-28-2012 - AR)

William Wolfe filed suit against the Fayetteville, Arkansas School District alleging he was a victim of sexual harassment in violation of Title IX, 20 U.S.C. § 1681. After the district court2 denied the school district’s motion for summary judgment, the case proceeded to trial. A twelve-member jury issued a verdict in favor of the school district. Wolfe moved for a new trial, but the district c... More...   $0 (08-09-2011 - AR)

In this civil rights action against the City of Little Rock (City) and three police officers, Robert Storay appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary 1The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

judgment in favor of the City and the court’s order granting the police officers’ motion to dismiss. Upon careful re... More...   $0 (02-08-2011 - AR)

John Doe and Martha Roe filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (“Title IXâ€�), on behalf of their minor daughter, Jane Doe. For several months during the 2006- 2007 school year, Jane Doe was involved in a sexual relationship with Chad Smith, her basketball coach at Delight High School. The plaintiffs claim that ... More...   $0 (10-19-2010 - AR)

Appellants Brant and Nancy Sitzes (collectively “plaintiffsâ€�), parents of Brittney and Shelby Sitzes, brought this action against Officer James Wright of the West Memphis, Arkansas, Police Department (WMPD), the City of West Memphis, and various city officials (collectively “defendantsâ€�). They alleged constitutional and state tort claims arising out of a traffic accident in which a patrol ... More...   $0 (06-09-2010 - AR)

Donna Scroggin was diagnosed with breast cancer eleven years after she began taking estrogen and progestin drugs manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Wyeth) and Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. (Upjohn).1 She sued the companies in 2004 for failure to warn of the risk of breast cancer from combination hormone therapy.

The trial was bifurcated, with liability determined first and punitive damage... More...   $0 (11-03-2009 - AR)

Bobby Joe Rylee died after an altercation with police officers in Russellville, Arkansas, and a period of detention in the Pope County Detention Center. Sandy Krout, individually and as administratrix of Rylee’s estate, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against five Russellville police officers and four Pope County correctional officers in their individual capacities. She alleged that th... More...   $0 (10-06-2009 - AR)

Appellee, Susan Vaughn, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that Appellants were deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of her brother, Phil Blount, which resulted in his death. Appellants, several officers and employees of the Greene County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Department, moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, which was denied by the distric... More...   $0 (03-06-2009 - AR)

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to Fitzgerald, Dush v. Appleton Elec.... More...   $0 (04-09-2008 - AR)

Sturgill commenced this action, claiming that UPS discriminated ag... More...   $0 (01-15-2008 - AR)

Early on August 15, 2002, Joshua Baker was arrested for traffic violations after leading police on a late-night, half-mile chase. While awaiting arrival of the arresting officer at the Drew County Jail, Deputy Sheriff Marcia Bruner handcuffed Baker's right arm to a bench and watched as Deputy Sheriff Eric Chisom choked Baker from behind and tasered him in the back of the head. After Chisom ... More...   $0 (08-29-2007 - AR)

Daniel Neal Grayson (Grayson) died October 15, 2000, following selfmutilation while incarcerated in the Crawford County Detention Center (jail). Jerala Grayson (Appellant), as the personal representative of Grayson's estate, sued the Crawford County Sheriff and three of the jailers in their individual and official capacities. An amended complaint altered the list of defendants, adding arr... More...   $0 (07-20-2006 - AR)

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Bobbie Parette, Howard Parette, Emily-Jane Parette, Louise Parette Gooden, and Richard Gooden (collectively, appellants) appeal from an order of the district court1 granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Morrilton, Arkansas (City), City Attorney Bart Virden, City Mayor Stewart Nelson, and the Morrilton Wastewater Committee (MWC) and its members (co... More...   $0 (04-04-2006 - AR)

This case consolidates two appeals, both arising from the Little Rock School District's request for unitary status. First, the Joshua Intervenors1 appeal from the District Court's2 denial of their Motion for Recusal of District Judge and Vacating of Orders, Rulings, and Judgments. We review a district court's denial of recusal for abuse of discretion. See In re Hale, 980 F.2d 1176, 1178 (8t... More...   $0 (03-03-2004 - AR)

Appellant Melinda Wyrick appeals from the order of the Benton County Circuit Court terminating her parental rights as to two of her children, Kimberly and Tiffany Wyrick. On appeal, Wyrick argues that the trial court erred in finding by clear and convincing evidence: (1) that it was in the best interest of the children to terminate her parental rights; and (2) that there were grounds justifying te... More...   $0 (01-16-2004 - AR)

Arkansas Code Annotated section 11-10-514(a)(1)(Repl. 2002... More...   $0 (01-16-2004 - AR)

Various federal lawsuits relating to the crash were filed; they were consolidated by the Judicial ... More...   $0 (12-18-2003 - AR)

In hi... More...   $0 (12-10-2003 - AR)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") brought this action against Kohler Company based upon former employee John Reynolds's claim that race discrimination motivated Kohler to fire him after a company-policy violation 1 Reynolds worked at Kohler's Searcy, Arkansas, plant, doing business under the name Sterling Plumbing Group. The EEOC filed claims for discrimination and reta... More...   $0 (07-14-2003 - AR)

The events leading up to Mrs. Sauer's death... More...   $26000000 (05-02-2003 - AR)

Appellant, Mary Williams, appeals the Board of Review's decision to deny her application for unemployment benefits on the basis that she was discharged from her last work for misconduct in connection with the work on account of dishonesty. Although she raises five separate points on appeal, her contentions can be combined into two points: (1) the Board of Review erred in not allowing her to presen... More...   $0 (11-13-2002 - AR)

Mike Lowery and Tim Calhoun (appellants) appeal from the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment. They argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity from suit by Kurt Dixon and the Big Mamou, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Dixon") because they did not violate a clearly established constitutional right when they helped a private party acquire possession of the Big ... More...   $0 (08-16-2002 - AR)

Daniel Morris appeals from an adverse grant of summary judgment on his deliberate indifference claim against Sheriff Bob Ross and Crawford County, Arkansas. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the district court's 2 judgment. Morris was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and disorderly conduct. He was transported to the Crawford County Detention Center for a breathalyse... More...   $0 (08-12-2002 - AR)

On May 9, 1998, William Edward Tucker (now deceased) was housed in Barracks 7, a general population barracks, at the East Arkansas Regional Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). That evening, Officer Kendrick Daniels was assigned to the control booth for Barracks 7 and 8. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Daniels conducted a count of the inmates in Barracks 7. After finishing with th... More...   $0 (01-14-2002 - AR)