Roberts v. State

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2016 Ark. 118

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-15-417 KARL D. ROBERTS Opinion Delivered March 17, 2016 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE POLK V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. CR-1999-70] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE J.W. LOONEY, JUDGE REVERSED AND REMANDED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Karl Roberts appeals the circuit court’s finding that he has the capacity to choose between life and death and to knowingly and intelligently waive his right to postconviction relief. He also asserts that mandatory review should be extended to postconviction proceedings in capital cases and that a…