Legal Opinion · Dissent

RONALD DUNAHUE v. WENDY KELLEY

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 4, 2018No. CV-17-495Published

1DissentJosephine Linker Hart, Justice

“The equality of all persons before the law is recognized, and shall ever remain inviolate.” Ark. Const, art. 2, § 3. This elegant phrase, found in the Arkansas Constitution, could not be more clear. However, this court has treated a pro se incarcerated person differently than it would treat a free-world ^appellant. All that is pending bqfore this court is Mr. Dunahue’s motion to accept a nonconforming brief. Yet, rather than simply ruling on this motion, the majority has precipitously dismissed his appeal.

I say “precipitously” because Mr. Duna-hue’s brief was rejected by the Criminal Justice…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dunahue v. DennisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  2. Dunahue v. DennisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016

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