Legal Opinion
Ward v. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 27, 2018No. CV-17-901PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJosephine Linker Hart, Justice
Bruce Earl Ward appeals from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice his civil rights case in which he challenged the conditions of his confinement in the Varner Supermax Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, Ward argues that the order of dismissal with prejudice should be vacated because the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to enter it.
Ward is a prisoner on death row, awaiting execution for the August 11, 1989 capitol murder of Rebecca Doss. On October 12, 2015, Ward submitted a document captioned "Petition for Leave to Proceed In Forma…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- West Memphis School District No. 4 v. Circuit Court of Crittenden CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Rose v. Harbor East, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
- Penn v. GallagherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
- McClellan v. YoungSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
3Cited by5 opinions
- Randall Thomas McArty v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
- Steven Christopher Hayes v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
- The State of Arkansas, Acting Through the 93rd General Assembly v. Veronica McClane, as Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children Ashley Simmons, as Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children Asa Hutchinson, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Arkansas Barry Hyde, in His Official Capacity as County Judge for Pulaski County Eric Higgins, in His Official Capacity as Pulaski County Sheriff Little Rock School District And Marion School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2023
- Jason Farmer v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2024
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