Legal Opinion

Robert Earl Thompson v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction; James Gibson, Warden, Varner Unit; Frank T. Spain, Prosecutor; Ricky Rausch, Detective; Doris Hill, Investigator

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 20, 2025PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

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2025 Ark. 188

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-25-227 Opinion Delivered: November 20, 2025 ROBERT EARL THOMPSON APPELLANT APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL; PRO SE MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO PROCEED IN V. FORMA PAUPERIS AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL; PRO DEXTER PAYNE, DIRECTOR, SE MOTION FOR RELEASE ON ARKANSAS DIVISION OF BOND; PRO SE SECOND MOTION CORRECTION; JAMES GIBSON, FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL; WARDEN, VARNER UNIT; FRANK PRO SE SECOND MOTION TO T. SPAIN, PROSECUTOR; RICKY PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; RAUSCH, DETECTIVE; DORIS HILL, PRO SE MOTION TO FILE BRIEF INVESTIGATOR WITH…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Calvin Perry and Marcus Atkins v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2022
  2. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Shotzman v. BerumenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  4. Michael Eugene Rea v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2021
  5. Melvin Jefferson v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2023

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  1. RODNEY BUNCH v. STATE OF ARKANSAS; WILLIAM MARTIN JONES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY; TIMOTHY DAVIS FOX, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE; LEIGH BIGGERS-PATTERSON, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY; TAMMY HARRIS; AND Willard PROCTOR, JR.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2026

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