Scott v. State

Jim Hannah, Justice.

Ricky Lee Scott appeals the Cross County Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief. His prior appeal from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief was reversed and remanded to the trial court to make sufficient written findings of fact and conclusions of law as required under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.3(c) (2003). Scott v. State, 351 Ark. 619, 96 S.W.3d 732 (2003). Scott’s conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of life imprisonment were affirmed in Scott v. State, 337 Ark. 320, 989 S.W.2d 891 (1999)(’’Scott I”).

Scott asserts that he is…