FORMAL ORDER
STATE OF ARKANSAS, )

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SUPREMECOURT

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BE IT REMEMBERED, THAT A SESSION OF THE SUPREME COURT BEGUN AND
HELD IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ON APRIL 17,20I7, AMONGST OTHERS WERE THE
FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS, TO.WIT:
SUPREME COURT CASE NO. CY.17-291
BRUCE EARL WARD

APPELLANT

V. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON COLTNTY CIRCUIT COURT .35CY.17-206

WILLIAM ASA HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS;
WENDY KELLEY, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION;
MARK CASHION, WARDEN, VARNER SUPERMAX UNIT; AND BENNY
MAGNESS, CHAIRPERSON, ARKANSAS BOARD OF CORRECTIONS, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
APPELLES
OFFICIAL CAPACITIES

APPELLEES'EMERGENCY MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER GRANTING
WARD'S MOTION FOR A STAY OF EXECUTION IS DENIED. BAKER. WOOD, AND WOMACK,
JJ., WOULD GRANT. APPELLEES' EMERGENCY MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD
ON APPEAL IS MOOT.

IN TESTIMONY, THAT THE ABOVE IS A TRUE COPY OF THE
ORDER OF SAID SUPREME COURT, R END E RED IN T H E C A SE
HEREIN STATED, I, STACEYPECTOL, CLERK OF SAID
SUPREMECOURT, HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIX
THE SEAL OF SAID SUPREMECOURT, AT MY OFFICE IN
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, THIS ITTHDAYOFAPRIL,
2017.

CI-ERK

BY:
DEPUTY CLERK
ORIGINAI- TO CLERK
CC: SCOTTW. BRADEN
CHRISTIAN HARRIS, KENT HOLT, CHARLES LYFORD, BRAD NEWMAN, ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERALS
HON. JODI RAINES DENNIS, CIRCUIT JUDGE
GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON
WENDY KELLEY, DIRECTO& ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
MARK CASHION, WARDEN, VARNER SUPERMAX UNIT
WILLIAM STRAUGHN, WARDEN, CUMMINS I'NIT