Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 10, 2012No. CR 11-199PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.
| Appellant Avery Scott appeals the order of the Washington County Circuit Court denying his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Ark. R.Crim. P. 37.1 (2011). On appeal, Scott argues that the circuit court erred in denying his petition where (1) the trial court lacked jurisdiction to convict and sentence him, (2) the prosecutor acted in bad faith, and (3) trial counsel failed to afford effective assistance of counsel. We find no error and affirm.
On October 8, 2009, Scott was charged with one count of rape in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-103…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- Springs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Sanford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
- Conley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
- State v. RainerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
- Norris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
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