Reagan v. State

The petitioner was convicted on June 22,1990, of the offense of murder in the first degree and sentenced to forty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. A timely notice of appeal was filed by his court appointed counsel on July 18, 1990, along with the designation of record.

After the notice of appeal was filed, petitioner informed his counsel that he was relieved of further responsibilities and on June 28, 1990, he filed a pro se motion for a new trial alleging, among other things, a conflict of interest with his counsel. Upon counsel’s petition and an order of the circuit judge, the…