Legal Opinion
Frank Wheeler v. State of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 4, 2025PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2025 Ark. 196
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-606 Opinion Delivered: December 4, 2025 FRANK WHEELER APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE BOONE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 05CR-20-240] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE JOHN R. PUTMAN, APPELLEE JUDGE CONCURRING OPINION. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Associate Justice I write separately to explain that the dissent’s premise—that we must now entertain any unpreserved constitutional claim in criminal appeals—does not follow Evans.1 To be clear, Evans turned on an extraordinary procedural posture. This posture invited, and required, constitutional correction. It did…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Rachelle Evans in Her Official Capacity as County Clerk of Cleburne County, Arkansas v. Raymond Jay HarrisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025
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