State v. Fudge

Jim Gunter, Justice.

James C. Fudge was convicted of capital murder in the death of his wife, Kimberly Fudge, and was sentenced to death. We affirmed the conviction and sentence in Fudge v. State, 341 Ark. 759, 20 S.W.3d 315 (2000). Fudge then filed a Rule 37 petition requesting post-conviction relief, which was denied by the circuit court. On appeal, we reversed and remanded for further findings of fact and conclusions of law on certain issues related to Fudge’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. See Fudge v. State, 354 Ark. 148, 120 S.W.3d 600 (2003). On remand, the circuit court…