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Arkansas Supreme Court affirms 10 appeals in Sept. 25 orders
Summary
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Sept. 25, 2025, issued per curiam orders affirming a series of criminal and civil judgments, with several justices joining, a few dissenting, and some justices not participating.
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Sept. 25, 2025, issued orders affirming multiple criminal and civil appeals, returning the cases to the lower courts. The orders, filed in the court’s published proceedings for Sept. 25, 2025, include affirmances in at least 10 matters ranging from criminal convictions to administrative appeals. Several opinions noted concurrences, dissents, and the participation of special justices. The list of affirmed cases includes: CR-23-656 (Keenan Hudson v. State of Arkansas, Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern District) — affirmed; CR-23-783 (Jessie Earl Hill v. State of Arkansas, Grant County Circuit Court) — affirmed, with Special Justice Mark Allison joining and Justice Bronni not participating; CV-24-247 (Jeremy Kennedy v. Arkansas Parole Board and Arkansas Division of Correction, Jefferson County Circuit Court) — affirmed, with Chief Justice Baker concurring and Justice Shawn A. Womack dissenting and Special Justice Jim F. Andrews, Jr. joining; CR-24-367 (Jeffery/Jeffrey Workman v. State of Arkansas, Sebastian County Circuit Court, Greenwood District) — affirmed, Special Justice Jim F. Andrews, Jr. joining; CR-24-374 (Santiago Vasquez, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, Greene County Circuit Court) — affirmed and the court of appeals opinion vacated, with Chief Justice Baker dissenting; CV-24-671 (Samuel Love v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction, Jefferson County Circuit Court) — affirmed, Special Justice Jim F. Andrews, Jr. joining; CR-25-20 (Dylan Collins v. State of Arkansas, Faulkner County Circuit Court) — affirmed; CV-24-626 (Jerry W. Walker v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction, Chicot County Circuit Court) — affirmed, Special Justice Cody Kees joining and Justice Bronni not participating; CR-24-842 (Christopher McDaniels v. State of Arkansas, Desha County Circuit Court) — affirmed, Justice Wood concurring and Chief Justice Baker dissenting; CV-24-779 (Kenneth Burton v. Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board, Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division) — affirmed, Justice Womack dissenting. The orders record participation and recusals: Justice Nicholas Bronni was noted as “not participating” in several matters; special justices were appointed and indicated where they joined an opinion. Several items show concurrences or dissents but provide no extended opinion text in the per curiam listing. Court staff did not attach full opinions for every matter in the per curiam list published that day; for cases with noted concurrences or dissents, the docket identifies which justices joined or disagreed. The court’s Sept. 25 filing also included a separate section of per curiam orders addressing petitions for review in other civil matters (grants and denials) summarized in the court’s per curiam orders list.
