Legal Opinion
Pickens v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 4, 1985No. CR 76-186PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Edward Charles Pickens was found guilty of capital felony murder in 1976 and sentenced to death. We affirmed the conviction and sentence. Pickens State, 261 Ark. 756,551 S.W.2d 212 (1977); cert. denied 435 U.S. 909 (1978). We also denied petitioner’s petition for postconviction relief. Pickens v. State, CR 76-186 (November 3, 1981).
Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court which was denied. Pickens v. Lockhart, 542 F. Supp. 585 (1982). On appeal, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals found ineffective assistance of counsel in the penalty phase…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Penn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Purcell v. NelsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- Pickens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Pickens v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, AdcCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Pickens v. TuckerDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1994
- Edgemon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Pickens v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1992
- Williams v. LangstonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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