Scott v. State

Ricky Lee Scott was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. We affirmed his conviction and sentence in Scott v. State, 337 Ark. 320, 989 S.W.2d 891 (1999). Thereafter, Scott filed a Rule 37 petition. After a hearing, the circuit court denied Scott’s petition for relief.

On appeal, Scott raises three claims of ineffective counsel. He argues that: (1) trial counsel and previous appellant counsel were ineffective in their failure to abstract the criminal docket in this matter and preserve for appellate review violations of Scott’s constitutional rights; (2)…