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Arkansas Supreme Court reverses and remands conviction in State v. Lee Earnest Clarks
Summary
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Oct. 24, 2024, reversed and remanded the case State of Arkansas v. Lee Earnest Clarks II from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division; three justices dissented.
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Oct. 24, 2024, reversed and remanded the appeal in State of Arkansas v. Lee Earnest Clarks II, a case that originated in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. The court’s order lists a dissent by Chief Justice Kemp and Justices Baker and Hudson. The ruling appears on the court’s Oct. 24, 2024, docket as CR-24-185 and states simply: “Reversed and remanded.” The docket entry does not include the opinion text in the transcript provided. The action returns the matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with the high court’s instructions. The docket entry identifies the origin of the appeal but does not summarize the legal grounds for reversal or outline the remedial steps the trial court must take. The court’s formal entry shows a multi-justice dissent but does not attach the dissenting opinions in the docket excerpt available in the proceedings. No further case-specific details or sentencing information are included in the docket entry.
