Lacy v. Payne

Case 5:19-cv-00095-DPM Document 26 Filed 05/01/23 Page 1 of 84 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF DIVISION BRANDON LACY PETITIONER V. No. 5:19 -cv -95 -DPM DEXTER PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction RESPONDENT ORDER 1. Brandon Lacy seeks habeas relief from his state court convictions and death sentence for killing and robbing Randy Walker. Lacy confessed to killing Walker. But he said that he did so without the premeditation and deliberation required for capital murder. Lacy also argued that he did not comn-iit aggravated robbery as an -…