Legal Opinion
Springs v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 1, 2012No. CR 09-824PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD L. CORBIN, Associate Justice.
|, Appellant Thomas Leo Springs appeals the decision of the Sebastian County Circuit Court denying his petition for postcon-viction relief filed pursuant to Ark. R.Crim. P. 37.5 (2011). On appeal, Appellant alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to (1) interview or call his son as a mitigation witness during sentencing; (2) object to improper closing argument by the State; (3) properly handle the admission of an aggravating circumstance; (4) object to the admission of written victim-impact statements; (5) properly conduct voir dire; and…
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