Arkansas Child Abuse Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Laura Parrish </center> </h2>

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank theft. By Kent Morlan Laura Parrish embezzled funds from one family, including one family member who was deceased, in the approximate amount of $364,000. Parrish used these funds to make payments on her personal credit cards and loans to benefit herself, her business, Southern Roots and Blooms, or acco... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Antoinen Dion Hampton and Reginald Tremayne Jackson </h2> </center>

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with dozens of pharmacy burglaries and stolen controlled substances worth millions of dollars. On November 8, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Antoinen Dion Hampton, AGE 39, and Reginald Tremayne Jackson, AGE 35,, along with 16 other defendants, and on July 2, 2024, the indictment was superseded to add an add... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Kacey Jennings

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with capital murder, abuse of a corps, and evidence tampering. Kasey Jennings is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Allison Castro.... More...

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United States of America v. Bruce McArthur Smith, Kevin Langel, and Larry Rogers, and Jonathan D. Ross

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Bruce McArthur Smith, 54, of Hesperia, Calif., Kevin Langel, 54, of Pine Bluff, and Larry Rogers, 71, of Benton were accused of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine conspiracies that spanned from California to Texas to Arkansas ... More...

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United States of America v. Eric Matlock

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On October 9, 2024, Eric Matlock, 42, of Fordyce, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a two-count indictment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distrib... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Martinez Alexander, Jr.

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a machinegun. Martinez Alexander, Jr., 20, was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on March 7, 2024, charging him with unlawful possession of a machinegun. The evidence presented at trial revealed that on December 15, 2023, Alexander and Jaylan Atkins, 21, drove up to a... More...

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United States of America v. Eddie Scott Seaton

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of anime images depicting sexually explicit acts between minor boys and an adult female.<br> <br> A forensic examination also revealed a large cache of child pornography images in his computer's "carved space,” the unallocated space within the computer's hard drive, which contains deleted files t... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Lonnie Grant, Yanpoul Soto Lopez, Mercado Tejerina, Lance Hutchings, Caleb Hanners, Charles Stidham and Patrick Parton

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with various sex crimes.<br> <br> <br> <br> According to Fayetteville police, the three-day sting led to the following arrests:<br> <br> 57-year-old Lonnie Grant — internet stalking of a child<br> 25-year-old Yanpoul Soto Lopez — internet stalking of a child and electronic facilitation of chil... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Bradley Hunter Cox </h1></h1>

Fort Smith, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Child Pornography <br> <br> A Hope man was sentenced yesterday to 144 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, which was held in the U.S. District Court... More...

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United States of America v. Jeremy Robert Ward

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with inticement of a minor in violation of 18:2422(b).<br> <br> In September 2022, Ward, a thirty-two-year-old Michigan resident, contacted a female minor in Arkansas on the messaging application Snapchat. The minor was twelve years old but told Ward that she was seventeen. Ward claimed in the chat to be twenty-two yea... More...

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Kelly Flannery v. Peco Foods, Inc.

Little Rock, Arkansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> A urine-screening test revealed that Flannery had THC, the active ingredient<br> of marijuana, in his system. He blamed a CBD oil he used for back pain. The<br> company fired him, even though he claimed that his THC level was below the<br> threshold listed in the employee manua... More...

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Steve Melton v. City of Forrest City, Arkansas; Cedric Williams

Little Rock, Arkansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a First Amendment violation theory.<br> <br> Steven Melton is a pro-life, evangelical Christian. In June 2020, he reposted<br> a black-and-white image on Facebook that depicted a silhouette of a baby in the<br> womb with a rope around its neck. His intent was to convey that he was "anti-<br> abortion.”<br> <br> Others did... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Mason Lee Gipson

Jonesboro, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with fourth-degree sexual assault.<br> <br> Mason Lee Gipson, age 23, was accused of impregnating a child.<br> <br> Gipson claimed that he was drunk at the time.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Demetrius Williams </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b>< <b... More...

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<h1> CASEY O’CONNOR V. STATE OF ARKANSAS </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Little Rock, AR criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with inexcusably violating the terms and conditions of his probation. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><cent<br> <br> Appellant pled guilty in the above cases on January 12, 2022, and was sentenced to <br> three years' probation. The sentencing order was filed on Janua... More...

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Reginald Tayborn v. Eric Higgins, Sheriff, Pulaski County; C. Hendrick, Assistant Sheriff, Pulaski County </n2>

Little Rock, Arkansas pro se litigant Plaintiff sued on a prisoner civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-582-6422 for help.<br> ... More...

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Keith W. Emis v. Robin M. Emis

Little Rock, Arkansas family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> <br> Keith and Robin were married in April 2009. Approximately six months later, Robin gave birth to twin boys. Keith and Robin's marriage, however, was short-lived, and in April 2010, Robin filed for divorce. Their divorce became final in September 2011. At the time of the divorce, the ... More...

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<h1> JOEL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF ARKANSAS </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with appealing asserting that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict, denying his Batson challenge, denying his motion for a mistrial </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> At t... More...

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<h1> CHRISTOPHER MILLER v. KEYUNNA BROWN </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Little Rock, AR lawyer represented the APPELLANT with appealing a final order of protection entered by the Pulaski County Circuit Court. In this </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> In this one-brief appeal, Miller argues that the order of protection should be reversed and ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Lee Highfield </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Little Rock, AR criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Morrilton Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy Lee Hig... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Benjamin Coney, Emily Grace Brinley </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Online Enticement of Minors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Conway Man and Woman Sentenced to More Than 30 Years Combined for Online Enticement of Minors</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Benjamin Coney, age 30, and... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. John Steven Wallace </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Production of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fayetteville Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison For Attempted Production of Child Pornography </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Candace Chapman Scott </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting stolen human body parts—including fetuses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Little Rock Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison After Transporting Stolen Human Remains</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...

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Eva Laynee Redman v. Adam Redman

<h2><br> Van Buren, Arkansas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> Adam and Laynee were married in 2012 and have two children, MC1 (born in 2012) and MC2 (born in 2014). In January 2017 Laynee and Adam's divorce decree was entered. The parties formed an agreement regarding child custody and visitation that was incorporated into the divorce decree. The terms of... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Harry Butler

<h2><br> Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.<br> </h2><br> In 2021, Butler was arrested and charged with one count of rape and two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Butler filed two pretrial motions. The first was a motion in limine to prevent the State from referring to two of its witnesses as "victims," the second was a motion to admi... More...

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Kevin Howard v. Regina Howard

<h2><br> Little Rock, Arkansas family law lawyer represented the man and woman in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> Regina Howard and Kevin married in 1999 and separated in December 2018. Although they have three children, only one seventeen-year-old boy was a minor when the final decree of divorce was entered. Regina is a computer-science teacher for the Little Rock School District. Kevin is the director... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Donald J. Merrill

<h2><br> Yellville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.<br> </h2<br> On November 4, 2020, Merrill was charged with two counts of rape and three counts of second-degree sexual assault. The criminal information alleged that on or before July 29, 2020, Merrill engaged in deviate sexual activity with (1) a seven-year-old female; (2) a ten-year-old-female; and... More...

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<h1> ANGELA STYLES v. JAMES STYLES </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Little Rock, Arkansas divorce lawyer represented the appellant appealing from a default judgment entered by the trial court that ordered her to pay the boarding-school expenses for one of the parties' minor children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> In this postdivorce dispute between appellant Angela Styles and appellee J... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Warren Goodrum

<h2><br> Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder and abuse of a corpse.<br> </h2><br> <br> A jury convicted Warren Goodrum of capital murder and abuse of a corpse. He received a sentence of life in prison without parole for murder; a consecutive five-year sentence for use of a firearm; and a concurrent ten-year sentence for abuse of a cor... More...

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David Heileman v. Ariel Cahoon

<h2><br> Harrisburg, Arkansas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> In August 2017, Heileman and Cahoon were divorced by decree wherein their executed "Stipulation and Property, Child Custody and Support Agreement" was merged and incorporated. Per the agreement, the parties "shall have joint custody of [Minor Child 1 (MC1) and Minor Child 2 (MC2)],[1] wit... More...

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State of Arkansas v. Jeffery McPherson

<h2><br> Texarkana, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.<br> </h2><br> <br> McPherson was charged as a habitual offender with first-degree murder of his fiancee's two-month-old son, Minor Child ("MC"). The tampering charge, a violation of Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-53-111, arose from allegations tha... More...

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State of Oklahoma v. Eddie J. Ashmore

<h2><br> Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree domestic abuse.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Eddie Ashmore was charged with second-degree domestic battering, first-degree false imprisonment, and first-degree terroristic threatening for events that occurred during several days of Thanksgiving week in 2020. He was tried before a jury and convic... More...

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Edward Ivan Peters, et al. v. Lisa Woods

<h2><br> Bentonville, Arkansas probate lawyers represented Plaintiff and defendants in a breach of fiduciary duty case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Zoran, a settlor and trustee of the Peters Trust was alive but living in Florida-where Ed and Jennifer live and where Jennifer incorporated JASP Real Estate LLC. Zoran filed a trust-related suit against Lisa, who had been-and would contend she still was-hi... More...

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Roger Opseth v. Pleasant Valley County Club

<h2><br> Little Rock, Arkansas, Fair Labor Standards Act violation employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 requires that nonexempt employees receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek:<br> <br> Overtime rate<br> Overtime pay must be at least one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay<br> ... More...

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Mary Corinne Smart-Moore v. James Moore

<h2><br> Little Rock, Arkansas divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> Mary Corinne Smart-Moore and James Moore were divorced on June 27, 2022, after a four-and-a-half-year marriage. Mary appeals from the divorce decree, arguing that the Pulaski County Circuit Court abused its discretion in its calculation of child support and erred in its ch... More...

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Angela Styles v. James Styles

<h2><br> Russellville, Arkansas divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> Angela Styles and James (Jamey) Styles were divorced by a decree entered on February 10, 2020. The trial court noted in the divorce decree that the decree was not a final order because numerous issues remained undecided, and a final order was entered on July 27, 2021, that dec... More...

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Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor child v. Bernice Coston

<h2><br> Hot Springs, Arkansas termination of parental rights family law lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Bernice Coston appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her child, MC1.[1]Coston's counsel has filed a no-merit brief and motion to withdraw as counsel pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), and A... More...

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Gu Yue v. David Lonon

<h2><br> Fayetteville, Arkansas family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> The parties were married on October 29, 2012, and the only child of the marriage was born in 2016. On January 24, 2020, the circuit court entered an order granting Lonon an absolute divorce.[2] The divorce decree reflects that Yue and Lonon appeared at a January 10, 2020 hearin... More...

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Letia Owens v. Social Security Administration

<h2><br> Hot Springs, Arkansas social security RSI Tax Suit lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Benefits offered by the SSA are part of the retirement plan of almost every American worker. By the end of 2015, over 40 million retired workers received Social Security Retirement Insurance (SSRI) benefits. Based on the most recent economic assumptions, we believe that retirement appli... More...

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United States of America v. Roddy George Jackson

<h2><br> El Dorado, Arkansas possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) & (b)(2) Possession of Child Pornography... More...

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