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For the prosecution: Arkansas Supreme Court votes 4-3
April 8, 202110:26 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to deny post-conviction relief to a man convicted of first-degree murder has interesting aspects.
Emmitt Riley, convicted in Drew County, was 59 when he shot Josh Martin, 26, during a fight. Riley shot Martin after Martin had already broken his ankle. He shot him once, despite having plenty of ammo, and called the police. Riley contended he acted in self-defense. He contended the court had failed to instruct the jury on a lesser charge of second-degree murder. A lower court rejected that claim.
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In an opinion written by Justice Barbara Webb, Justices Rhonda Wood and Shawn Womack and Chief Justice Dan Kemp also rebuffed Riley. They ruled in favor of the attorney general’s defense of the outcome, putting down a lawyer’s failure to seek a second-degree conviction as a trial strategy favoring self-defense. Justices Robin Wynne, Courtney Hudson and
The House voted 72-25 and the Senate voted 25-8 Tuesday to override the veto of the bill, which would ban transitional surgeries and hormone supplements for anyone under 18 in the state and let private insurers refuse gender-affirming care. The bill does not have a provision for youth currently transitioning.
The bill will take effect later this summer.
The override follows Hutchinson saying he fully expected the Legislature to act in this way after signing the veto Monday. In his reasoning, Hutchinson especially stressed how the bill doesn t have provisions for youth currently transitioning and said it would be legislative interference with medical practice.
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Supha Xayprasith-Mays is a businesswoman and civic activist who will run for governor as a Democrat in 2022.
“I am running for governor of the great state of Arkansas because I cannot stand on the sidelines while so many Arkansans – and their families – are struggling. Arkansas ranks 48th in household income and, as a result, too many of our children are going to bed hungry. Jobs have been lost along with our sense of optimism,” said Xayprasith-Mays in a press release.
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Jonesboro man pushes for other service options after âoutrageousâ Suddenlink bill
Jonesboro man pushes for other service options after âoutrageousâ Suddenlink bill By Jurnee Taylor | April 1, 2021 at 5:40 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 7:32 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Itâs been one year since Suddenlink customers aired their grievances, and 12 months later, weâve discovered customers are still sending complaints.
One of those complaints is from Jason King, who says he did not receive a warning for going over his data limit and was shocked when he opened his bill and saw the normal $65 bill was $377.
âI just have internet. I just have wifi. Thatâs all I have,â King said. âI came here [Suddenlink] like two weeks ago and paid my bill, asked how much my bill was and they never said anything about the $300 overcharge.â