Grubbs v. Hindes

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge,

Because the Arkansas Constitution guarantees a citizen the right to appeal, the Arkansas Court of Appeals handles a high volume of appeals. We are able to handle this high volume of appeals because we adhere to certain conventions and practices. With few very limited exceptions, we do not have a plain error rule in Arkansas appellate practice. Accordingly, we routinely affirm cases where the appellant has failed to make an argument to the trial court. See, e.g., Parker v. BancorpSouth Bank, 369 Ark. 300, 253 S.W.3d 918 (2007). However, it is beyond dispute that…