Sanders v. State

Raymond Sanders was found guilty of capital felony murder in the death of Frederick LaSalle and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. We affirmed the judgment. Sanders v. State, 310 Ark. 510, 838 S.W.2d 359 (1992). The mandate was issued October 23, 1992.

On December 4, 1992, Tona M. DeMers, counsel for Sanders, filed in the trial court a petition pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37 challenging the judgment. On October 1, 1996, Sanders filed a pro se amended petition under Rule 37. There is no order in the record relieving DeMers as counsel and nothing which explains why the…