Jackson v. Norris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
2013 Ark. 175
KUNTRELL JACKSON v. LARRY NORRIS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Appeal from the Jefferson County Circuit Court
No. 09-145. --- Delivered: April 25, 2013.
J. Blake Hendrix; and Bryan A. Stevenson and Alicia A. D'Addario, Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, for appellant.
Dustin McDaniel, Att'y Gen., by: Vada Berger, Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.
Opinion of the court by Justice JOSEPHINE LINKER HART.
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