Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 1, 2007No. CR 06-511PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Kenneth D. Williams appeals from an order of the circuit court, which denied his request for relief under Rule 37 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure. On appeal, Williams asserts six points. None of his points has merit, and we affirm the circuit court.

Williams was convicted of the capital-felony murder of Cecil Boren and theft of property. He was sentenced to death for the capital-murder conviction and to forty years for theft under the habitual-offender enhancement. This court affirmed those convictions and sentences on direct appeal. See Williams…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Henington v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  2. Springs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
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  5. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010

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