Howard v. State

727 S.W.2d 830 (1987)

291 Ark. 633

Curtis Ray HOWARD, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.

No. CR 85-78.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 13, 1987.

Curtis Ray Howard, pro se.

In 1983 two masked men robbed a Kroger store in Little Rock. One held a pistol and stood guard at the checkout counter while the other vaulted over a twelve-inch rim of glass atop the nearby office booth, aimed a pistol at the manager's head and took $2,568.00 in cash. Later that night, George Moore was identified as the robber who stood guard. He was arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty.

Witnesses in the store stated…