Legal Opinion

Lacy v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 17, 2018No. CR–17–404PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRobin F. Wynne, Associate Justice

Brandon Lacy appeals from an order of the Benton County Circuit Court denying his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.5. He argues on appeal that the trial court's decision to deny his petition is clearly erroneous. We affirm in part and reverse and dismiss in part.

Lacy was convicted of capital murder and aggravated robbery and sentenced to death. His convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. Lacy v. State , 2010 Ark. 388, 377 S.W.3d 227 ( Lacy I ). Lacy subsequently filed a petition under Rule 37.5 in which he alleged the following grounds…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Sartin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  3. Noel v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  5. Dolphin v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  2. Edward Joseph Reynolds v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
  3. Darrell Dennis v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
  4. Woods v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  5. Maiden v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019

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