Legal Opinion
Henson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 23, 2015No. CR-14-804PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
hln 2012, Allen Henson, whose defense at trial was one of actual innocence, was found guilty by a jury of the rape of his daughter. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of 480 months’ imprisonment. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Henson v. State, 2014 Ark. App. 49, 2014 WL 245503.
Subsequently, Henson timely filed in the trial court a verified pro se petition and amended petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansás Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2012), claiming that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. 1 The trial court denied the relief sought, and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Henington v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Sartin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- McCulley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
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