Brown v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant Jeffery A. Brown has appealed from the denial of a Rule 37 petition.

Brown and Mark Henderson were charged with the capital felony murders of Steve and Diane Francis committed in connection with a robbery. Their bodies were found in the front seat of their car in Arkadelphia on the morning of January 31, 1982. Each had been shot in the back of the head. A few days later Brown and Henderson were arrested in North Little Rock on other charges. Attorneys Herman Hankins and John Thomas were appointed to represent Brown.

On April 1 Brown withdrew his plea of not guilty…