Hill v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION JOHN L. HILL PETITIONER ADC #119492 V. No. 4:20-CV-1390-JTR DEXTER PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM AND ORDER! I. Introduction Following a domestic dispute with his wife, Petitioner John L. Hill (“Hill”) was charged in Hempstead County Circuit Court with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of committing a terroristic act, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Upon advice from his retained trial counsel, Mickey Buchanan (“Buchanan”), Hill accepted a plea…