State v. Dillard

Donald L. Corjbin, Judge.

Appellee Dewayne Dee Dillard was convicted in the Sebastian County Circuit Court of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. This court affirmed the convictions. See Dillard v. State, 333 Ark. 418, 971 S.W.2d 764 (1998). Dillard then filed a petition for postconviction relief, pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, asserting that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to interview and subpoena two witnesses who would have testified that one of the victims was untruthful. The circuit court granted the petition, and the State…