Davis v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of capital murder and aggravated robbery. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, Appellant argued that the trial court erred when it admitted into evidence an out-of-court statement by a witness to a police detective. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel due, in part, to trial counsel’s failure to confront the witness in cross-examination. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal and mooted the motions Appellant filed in connection with the appeal, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that counsel provided ineffective assistance.
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