Attorney General Griffin praises Arkansas Supreme Court’s rejection of motion brought by convicted felon
Aug 23, 2024
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement following the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to reject an emergency motion brought by convicted felon Oscar Stilley.
"Convicted felon Oscar Stilley’s emergency motion sought to resurrect the abortion amendment ballot petition by compelling the Secretary of State to provisionally certify it for the November general election. I applaud the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision to deny Stilley’s motion as moot after the court had correctly denied the attempt by the sponsor of the abortion amendment to get on the ballot," said Griffin.
"Stilley has no legal standing to bring this lawsuit in the first place. In fact, his filings have made it clear that he cares more about re-litigating his federal felony conviction. This attempt to retry his conviction has done nothing but waste the court’s time and taxpayers’ money."
To read a copy of the court’s rejection of the motion, click here.
To download a PDF version of this release, click here.
About Attorney General Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023, having previously served as the state’s 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. From 2011-2015, Griffin served as the 24th representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, where he served on several House committees including Ways and Means, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Ethics, and Judiciary while also serving as a Deputy Whip for the Majority.
Griffin has served in various capacities in public service and military roles. He is an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps with over 28 years of service and currently holds the rank of colonel. His assignments include serving with units such as Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and holding positions like Commander of multiple Legal Operations Detachments.
He earned a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and has held roles such as U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Arkansas and Special Assistant roles under President George W. Bush's administration among others.
Griffin graduated from Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway, Tulane Law School in New Orleans, and attended graduate school at Oxford University. He is admitted to practice law in Arkansas (active) and Louisiana (inactive). He resides in Little Rock with his wife Elizabeth and their three children.
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