Armstrong v. State

Paul E. Danielson, Justice.

Appellant Ralph Armstrong appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his petition pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37. His sole point on appeal is that pursuant to a recent opinion of the United States Supreme Court, he should be granted a new trial at which evidence of third-party guilt should be admitted. We hold that the circuit court did not clearly err and affirm the circuit court’s order.

Armstrong was found guilty of two counts of capital murder and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment without parole. This court affirmed the judgment in…