Strawhacker v. State

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2016 Ark. 348

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-90-198 Opinion Delivered: October 20, 2016 LONNIE DOLPHUS STRAWHACKER PETITIONER V. PETITION TO REINVEST THE CIRCUIT COURT WITH STATE OF ARKANSAS JURISDICTION IN ORDER TO RESPONDENT CONSIDER PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS PETITION GRANTED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Lonnie Strawhacker was convicted of rape in 1990. At his trial, FBI hair-comparison expert Michael Malone testified that hairs recovered from the crime scene were indistinguishable from Strawhacker’s hairs. In 1996, after allegations were raised concerning the…