Robert Sherman Robinson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

MeMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Larry Norris, director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (hereinafter referred to as “the state”), appeals from a final order entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas, conditionally granting habeas corpus relief to petitioner Robert Robinson. For reversal, the state argues that the district court erred in concluding that Robinson’s Sixth Amendment rights were violated by the denial of counsel to pursue a new trial motion under former Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.4. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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