Legal Opinion
Wertz v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 9, 2016No. CR-07-1155PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobin F. Wynne, Associate Justice
hln 2007, Steven Victor Wertz was convicted of two counts of capital murder1 by a Sharp County jury and sentenced to death. We affirmed his convictions on direct appeal. Wertz v. State, 374 Ark. 256, 287 S.W.3d 528 (2008). We subsequently affirmed the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.5. Wertz v. State, 2014 Ark. 240, 434 S.W.3d 895. He has now filed a motion and supporting brief to recall the mandate entered following his direct appeal, in which he argues that this court’s failure to sua sponte raise the issue of the…
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