Defending someone on a first-degree murder charge some five years after the crime occurred can be a massive undertaking for Arkansas criminal defense counsel. On Dec. 5 two men were arrested and charged with the Sept.8, 2009 murder of a 50-year-old Dover man....
Year: 2014
Bankruptcy offers debt discharge, but are those debts discharged?
Some Arkansas consumers who went through personal bankruptcy with good intentions to start over and avoid previous errors may have been disillusioned. State and federal officials recently reported that thousands of consumers who were promised the protection of...
School superintendent arrested for wrong lane, drunk driving
If a traffic stop is made in Arkansas for a driving violation, the officer may be authorized to engage in testing of the driver. That will be based, however, on the observation of further indicia of drunk driving. The observations may include blood shot eyes, the odor...
Governor to pardon his son’s felony drug charge and conviction
By now, residents of Arkansas know that their governor will pardon his son for a 2003 conviction for felony marijuana possession with intent to deliver. The Arkansas Parole Board recommended the pardon on Oct. 20. The pardon was granted on the basis of a petition...