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Jury sides with Little Rock officer in lawsuit over fatal 2016 shooting; attorney for plaintiff vows appeal

The jury rejected a wrongful death claim brought by the family of Roy Richards Jr, who was killed by LRPD Officer Dennis Hutchins. Richards was holding a BB gun when Hutchins opened fire.
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Hung jury on all but one count in Baker trial; former lawmaker acquitted of conspiracy

Bud Cummins, Baker's former attorney, said it would be pointless for prosecutors to retry the case. "They did their job. It is over. The case is never getting better."
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He had a BB gun. A cop had a semiautomatic rifle. Without warning, the officer fired five times.

LRPD Officer Dennis Hutchins faces a civil trial this week in the 2016 killing of Roy Richards, who was holding what officers thought was a long gun. But the police did not announce their presence.

Defense focuses on disgraced judge’s credibility as Baker bribery case goes to jury

Former judge Mike Maggio is “one of the least credible witnesses I can even imagine,” said one of Baker's attorneys.
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Jury to begin deliberations Friday in Baker bribery trial

In addition to testimony jurors have heard over the past two weeks, they have a mountain of documents available for review: phone records, texts, records of donations and payments from various lobbying organizations, and a forensic analysis of those expenditures.
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With next I-40 bridge inspection a month away, ArDOT still lacks explanation for failure

Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency’s lack of protocols and transparency.
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In testimony, lobbyists and former UCA president reveal reach of political fundraiser now on trial for bribery

The prosecutor asked Parks, a lobbyist, if he was aware that "straw" campaign contributions were illegal. He said he was. Was he aware that his action, specifically, was illegal? "Certainly it wasn’t one of my better decisions," he said.

Former judge, now serving prison time, testifies in bribery trial of alleged co-conspirator

Escorted by federal marshals, Maggio entered the courtroom Wednesday in shackles, but at Judge Marshall’s suggestion, they were removed. He wore a black T-shirt and trousers, a gray beard, a black mask, and the same outgoing, chatty personality he was long known for in Conway.
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State Supreme Court Justice takes witness stand in federal bribery trial of Conway lobbyist

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood testified Tuesday that she never talked with former Circuit Judge Michael Maggio about his decision to alter a jury’s award in a nursing home negligence case in 2013 — a ruling that led to Maggio’s imprisonment and to federal bribery charges against former lobbyist Gilbert Baker.

Juror sent home with COVID, but political bribery trial moves forward

Both attorneys’ narratives and questioning of the first witnesses suggested Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood’s name will become an integral part of both the case for Baker and the case against him.
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'Breaking Bad' at Henderson State

In November 2019, two chemistry professors at Henderson State University were arrested for allegedly producing methamphetamine on campus. Documents suggest the trouble may have started much earlier.

State supreme court justice and former U.S. attorney on witness list as bribery trial begins

Should former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland testify, he could be cross-examined by either of two assistant U.S. attorneys he formerly supervised, Patrick Harris and Julie Peters.
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