Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 10, 1999No. CR 97-931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant, Heath Kennedy, was convicted of capital felony murder and was sentenced to a term of life in prison without parole. We affirmed the conviction and sentence in Kennedy v. State, 325 Ark. 3, 923 S.W.2d 274 (1996). Kennedy subsequently filed a timely petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Criminal Procedure Rule 37. The Circuit Court denied relief on all of the claims in Kennedy’s petition, and Kennedy now appeals that order. We affirm.
The capital felony murder charge that was filed against Kennedy arose from his participation in the robbery of a Subway Sandwich…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hulsey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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3Cited by4 opinions
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