Legal Opinion

Tom Buck Steele v. State of Arkansas

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 1, 2026Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2026 Ark. App. 200

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION II No. CR-25-19 TOM BUCK STEELE Opinion Delivered April 1, 2026 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE HOT SPRING COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 30CR-12-34] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE MARGARET DOBSON, APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge A Hot Spring County Circuit Court jury convicted appellant Tom Buck Steele of twenty counts of possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. He was sentenced to an aggregate terms of 164 years’ imprisonment and a $56,000 fine; his convictions were affirmed on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Norris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  3. Lowe v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  4. Houghton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
  5. Steele v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014

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