Fretwell v. State

Bobby Fretwell was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. On May 19, 1986, we affirmed. Fretwell v. State, 289 Ark. 91, 708 S.W.2d 630 (1986). Fretwell, through his attorney William Velek, subsequently sought and was granted a stay of execution so that he could proceed under our postconviction rule, Rule 37. Velek now asks to be relieved as counsel and moves for appointment of counsel to represent Fretwell in his pursuit of relief under Rule 37. We find good cause to relieve Velek as counsel, but deny the request for appointment of another attorney.

The Arkansas Rules of Criminal…