Legal Opinion
Terry Eugene Break v. State of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 29, 2025PublishedCited by 1 opinion
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2025 Ark. 95
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-538 Opinion Delivered: May 29, 2025 TERRY EUGENE BREAK APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE BOONE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 05CR-19-160] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE JOHN R. PUTMAN, APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Associate Justice In 2021, Terry Break was convicted of forty-one counts of child sexual abuse offenses. This court affirmed his convictions in 2022.1 Shortly thereafter, he filed a Rule 37 petition for postconviction relief, claiming his trial counsel’s performance amounted to ineffective assistance. In his petition, he…
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- Buck v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- Springs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Greene v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
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