Snarky Media Report

We posted yesterday about a Freedom of Information lawsuit that alleges the Prosecuting Attorney for the 20th Judicial District, Cody Hiland, flat out violated the law no less than five time over a six month period. It will be interesting to see how the judicial system views a prosecutor that deliberately violated an important state law. A posting on Hiland's webpage from his failed run for a position on the appellate court is ironical and an utter falsehood.  In other words, a lie. What could be more important to Hiland than a commitment to the rule of law?  His legacy as a prosecutor.  If the truth comes to light that he had a Brady Officer , none other that tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet, Jr.,   working cases for him and he failed to disclose that fact to criminal defendants...well a shitstorm would  develop ( Brady Violations ). BRADY INFORMATION All the cases that Hamlet Jr. had touched could be subject to a likely reversal of ...

CODY HILAND A lawsuit has been filed against Cody Hiland, the 20th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney and former boss of tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet, Jr. for his blatant refusal to comply with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Also named as a co-defendant is Hiland's office administrator, Sirena Moix.  MOIX (ON RIGHT) The lawsuit covers five FOI requests made from July 12, 2015 through January 7, 2016 that Hiland refused to provide a response.  The FOI requests mostly dealt with information relating to or connected with Boyce Hamlet, Jr., a former employee of Hiland. All of the information requested is releasable under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and Hiland has placed himself in a dangerous position by refusing to comply with the law. Failure to respond to a FOI request can result in criminal charges and jail time .  CLICK TO VIEW FOI COMPLAINT

LATOYNA AUSTIN - FORMER DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY FOR LITTLE ROCK A circuit judge fined Little Rock $10,000 Monday for not being ready for trial in the case of a former police officer suing the city and for failing to follow the judge's scheduling order. Judge Tim Fox issued the fine after Latonya Austin , the attorney for Little Rock, filed several motions for continuance of a jury trial that was set to begin next week. Fox took issue with the city only assigning one attorney to what he described as a "complex" case. Austin resigned after the fine was assessed. It isn't the first time a court has said Austin didn't follow rules, leading to the city having to pay out money. City Attorney Tom Carpenter said in an emailed statement Monday that he understands the court's frustration, but that he doesn't believe the fine is appropriate. The city is reviewing the matter and may challenge it, he said. Fox chastised the city throughout his written order issuing the fi...

The   Arkansas Ethics Commission has set June 17, 2016 as the date they will consider the recently filed complaint about tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet, Jr. before the Commission. CLICK TO VIEW ETHICS COMMISSION LETTER As the allegations in the complaint are self-evident, Junior will have a difficult time explaining them away.   We wonder if he will break down and cry like he did during the Arkansas State Police Investigation that he, AG Leslie Rutledge and the Hutchinson administration attempted to keep hidden from the public? We urge Governor Hutchinson to remove Hamlet as a step to restore the public trust in his administration.

Tainted ABC Enforcement Director, Boyce Hamlet, Jr. has added to his list of lies. In a recent television interview Junior claimed that there had been an increase in violations because of changes he has implemented since his questionable appointment as director.   IS HAMLET A COMPULSIVE LIAR OR JUST AN IDIOT?   It's a crock-o-shit as the number of new permits issued have exponentially increased in the last year as Saline County turned wet and new permits issued in NW Arkansas have been steady since three counties there went wet back in 2012. You can look at data on the ABC webpage and see that each and every month there are new permits being issued.  Increase permits and you expect an increase in violations.   Our review of their data revealed that from April 2015 through March 2016 approximately 323 new permits were issued by the ABC. Hamlet may be hampered by his mental condition/learning disability.  If he can't understand algebra formulas you know he ca...