John Britt v. State of Arkansas

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2022 Ark. App. 58

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION I No. CR-21-9 Opinion Delivered February 9, 2022 JOHN BRITT APPEAL FROM THE BENTON APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 14CR-16-2178] V. HONORABLE BRAD KARREN, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE REVERSED AND REMANDED BART F. VIRDEN, Judge A Benton County jury convicted appellant John Britt of rape, and he was sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. This court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. Britt v. State, 2019 Ark. App. 145, 573 S.W.3d 567. After the mandate was issued, Britt filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant…