Leon Holmes

A fraud conspiracy complaint filed in federal court by the former chairman and one-time largest shareholder of Stone Bank has been dismissed. read more >

While I firmly believe in the presumption of innocence, I used to also assume that the awesome power of the government — especially the federal government — is never wielded cavalierly. The John Stacks case has challenged that assumption at every turn. read more >

Pleading guilty to a coal tax-credit scheme and entering federal prison last year didn’t settle the legal issues surrounding Little Rock businessman Stephen K. Parks. read more >

The former state treasurer, convicted in March 2014 of six counts of extortion, one count of attempted extortion and seven counts of bribery, is scheduled to begin her 30-month sentence in federal prison next Monday. read more >

The criminal trial of John Stacks, owner of Mountain Pure water bottler and former CEO of HomeBank of Arkansas, commenced last week before U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes, 12 jurors and two alternates. read more >

U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes granted bankrupt Little Rock developer Steve Clary’s motion to delay sentencing for “three or four weeks” due to deaths and illness in the family. read more >

The federal public defender who represents Steve Clary, the Little Rock real estate developer who pleaded guilty to mail fraud in February, has asked U.S. District Judge J. Leon Holmes for a lenient sentence. read more >

A federal judge is recusing from a case challenging Arkansas' ban on gay marriage, citing friendships with supporters of the amendment that voters approved banning same-sex unions. read more >

A loss at the U.S. Supreme Court in March isn’t stopping plaintiffs’ attorneys from fighting to return a potential class-action lawsuit to the friendly confines of Miller County Circuit Court. read more >

In an unexpected move that "embarrassed" her attorney, former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner withdrew a planned guilty plea Friday afternoon because she said she didn't demand the bribes she admitted taking. read more >

Steve Clary, Little Rock real estate developer and dabbler in various other industries, will not go on trial Monday after all. read more >