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Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44 (1987), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to testify on their own behalf. [1] The right of a person to represent oneself in a court of law had been recognized for a very long time prior to this case.
The 2024 Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on March 5, 2024 to elect the chief justice, also known as position 1, of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood defeated Barbara Webb and Jay Martin in the first round. No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff ...
The Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory was established in 1819. It consisted of three judges, and then four from 1828. It was the highest court in the territory, and was succeeded the Supreme Court, [ 1 ] established by Article Five of the 1836 Constitution, which was composed of three judges, to include a chief justice, elected to eight ...
Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927 (1995), is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court held that the traditional, common-law-derived "knock and announce" rule for executing search warrants must be incorporated into the "reasonableness" analysis of whether the actual execution of the warrant is/was justified under the 4th Amendment.
Rule 67 deals with funds deposited in court, such as in interpleader actions. Rule 68 governs the offer of judgment procedure under which a party may make a confidential offer of settlement in an action for money damages. Rules 69 and 70 deal with execution of judgments
The post Arkansas judge rules voting laws unfairly restrict access appeared first on TheGrio. New laws that made voting more difficult in Arkansas were deemed unconstitutional and struck down by a ...
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signed petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November ...
Murder in Arkansas law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had one of the highest murder rates in the country.