by Will Clark | Oct 7, 2019 | Criminal Law, Legal World
While most people treat law enforcement officers with respect, there are occasions when a citizen will voice his/her dissatisfaction with law enforcement officers. One such case occurred in Fort Smith, when a driver yelled “f*** you!” through his car window as he...
by Jack Butt | Jun 25, 2019 | Legal World
Anyone who has driven from town to town, county to county, through Arkansas discovers that they need to plan carefully where and how they might have a cocktail. Being six inches to one side or the other of a county or city line can make all the difference. This...
by Will Clark | Apr 1, 2019 | Criminal Law, Legal World
The phrase “caught red handed” is often used in police dramas to describe a suspect in possession of a key piece of evidence that leads to a conviction. However, in many real criminal investigations the evidence of a crime is more nuanced and may depend upon...
by Will Clark | Mar 12, 2019 | Legal World, Uncategorized
To prove ownership of land by adverse possession, one must show possession of the disputed property continuously for seven years and that the possession has been actual, open, notorious, continuous, hostile and exclusive, and accompanied with an intent to hold the...
by Will Clark | Jan 28, 2019 | Legal World
Methamphetamine is an insidious drug that can cause serious turmoil in the lives of its users. That point is exemplified in the recent case of Dye v. State, 2018 Ark. App. 545 (Ark. App. 2018), in which a methamphetamine user consented to a police search of his house,...
by Constance Clark | Jan 7, 2019 | Legal World, Uncategorized
Owners of land surrounding a shooting range constructed by an American Legion Post on a 40 acre tract in rural Arkansas County filed suit to stop the operation of the range, arguing that noise from the range constituted a nuisance. In a 4-3 decision, the Arkansas...
