Fisher v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This case is an appeal of a circuit court’s denial of postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37 (2005). The constitutional question before us is whether a criminal defendant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel solely because his nonresident lawyer, who was licensed to practice law in another state, failed to secure pro hac vice admission to the Arkansas court trying his criminal case. We hold that such a circumstance does not constitute a per se violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

Appellant Gregory Fisher was convicted of…