Cook v. State

Appellant and Sandra Burris, his live-in girlfriend, were tried together and represented by Dale Finley. Appellant was convicted of delivery of methamphetamine, conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine, and theft of property. He was sentenced to 420 months’ imprisonment. Burris was convicted of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine and sentenced to six years’ probation conditioned upon her serving 120 days in the Pope County Detention Center. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Cook v. State, 76 Ark. App. 447, 68 S.W.3d 308 (2002). Appellant subsequently sought postconviction relief pursuant…