Richard Lane Hughes

Litigation is our practice. If a case has the potential to go to a trial we want a chance to be engaged. If it is in our client's best interest to settle, we will do so, but only if it is the course chosen by the client.

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

J.D. (1982) | Law

1979 - 1982

Owner

Hughes Law Office

Current

G. Ross Smith & Assoc.

Current

Crumpler, O'Connor & Wynne

Current

Arkansas State Bar

Member

Current

Arkansas Bar Association

Current

Henry Woods Inn of Courts

Current

Arkansas

8th Circuit

Since 1982

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Since 2012

• Contingent Fees
  Contingency fees are available in many cases.

Q. Does S.I.S give police the right to search without permission?

April 19, 2024

A: A suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) judgment does not, by itself, affect your 4th Amendment and Arkansas Constitutional Rights. However, this judgment of conviction is often accompanied by a waiver of rights by the defendant that may be made a condition of the SIS sentence. The same is true of probationary sentences and parole. Your lawyer may verify whether you have entered into a waiver agreement in connection with your sentence.

Q. I was passenger of vehicle that got pulled over in Crawford Arkansas owner and driver sign affidavit that I had no know

February 11, 2024

A: If you were charged with possession it is based upon the legal notion of joint possession. Often prosecutors will charge a passenger or cotenant with knowingly possessing contraband when they are in a reasonable proximity to the substance even if it belongs to another person. The truth is that people often share or jointly own drugs. If this is a Federal arrest it might be charged as a conspiracy to possess. Your driver's admission that the drugs belong to him/her is helpful but is not enough, alone, to protect you from prosecution. You need a qualified attorney. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, the court will appoint one to represent you.

Q. Arkansas criminal defense attorney

October 21, 2023

A: The attorney-client relationship is between your friend and his lawyer regardless of who pays lawyer's fees. If he wishes to terminate that relationship, he can do so. The Court may not let attorney off the case given the time that has passed since the case was filed. However, if he hires another lawyer or insists on representing himself (absolutely, not a good idea) the Court will likely allow a substitution of counsel.