Wendy Wood announces for Arkansas Court of Appeals
Wendy Wood announces for Arkansas Court of Appeals
WENDY WOOD: Candidate for Court of Appeals.
Today’s the first day judicial candidates may announce for office in next year’s election and the first announcement to hit my in-box is that of
Wendy Wood of Little Rock, who’ll be a candidate for the
Arkansas Court of Appeals seat being vacated by
Judge Larry Vaught’s retirement.
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Wood’s announcement notes that she’s been a law clerk for Vaught for 15 years and has worked on some 1,500 appellate cases. She spent a decade in private practice before joining Vaught’s staff.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed the guilty verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of Erskine Flamer Jr., who had been convicted of the second degree murder of Deunte Stanley and tampering with physical evidence. An Ashley County Circuit Court jury set the penalty at 50 years in prison and a $2,500 fine for the murder as well as three years in prison and a $500 fine for tampering with evidence.
The charges came after a dispute in Pine Street Park in Hamburg on July 21, 2019. The court opinion notes that Flamer and Deunte Stanley were involved in an altercation in the park. Flamerâs girlfriend and his sonâs mother, Laporsha Franklin, was present and testified that Stanley approached Flamer and started shoving and threatening him. Witnesses said after a pushing conflict Flamer âpokedâ Stanley, and that Stanley collapsed. Stanley died from a stab wound while being carried to the Ashley County Medical Center.
UK
Our Kentucky Wildcats will have to go through an in-state university if they wish to head on to the Elite Eight of the Volleyball National Championships. Kentucky is slated to go against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers today for the right to advance and continue their postseason run.
Coming off an impressive sweep of UNLV in their opening round, Kentucky seems poised to be heavily favored against WKU. However, it’s the postseason, and in a win-or-go-home situation, anything can happen.
The Wildcats matchup with the Hilltoppers will begin at 10 pm ET and be aired on ESPN2. If you’re unable to watch, you can follow along for LIVE stats at NCAA.com.
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After her stellar performance Sunday night, Northern Kentucky University freshman Alyssa Wray learned Monday night she s a Top 12 finalist in ABC s
American Idol competition.
Wray, a 19-year-old music theater major, has continuously impressed judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie with her vocal ability, earning her spots in the Top 24 and then the Top 16. Be open to what the world wants to give you, which is pretty much anything you ve ever dreamed of, Perry on Sunday told Wray, a 6-2 former Boyle County High School basketball player.
Fan voting ended at 6 a.m. Monday. The Top 12 finalists – who will sing on live competition shows through the end of May – were revealed during Monday s show which featured original