Thomas v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of capital murder and sentenced to death. Appellant’s sentence and conviction were affirmed on appeal. Appellant subsequently filed an Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.5 petition, asserting that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. After a hearing, the circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err when it denied Appellant’s claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel on the grounds that his counsel did not object to a change of venue and because his counsel failed to secure and present the testimony of one of the investigating officers of the murders.
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