Stephens v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Johnny Stephens, was convicted of aggravated robbery and manslaughter. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to concurrent terms of 20 years for aggravated robbery and eight years for manslaughter. His appeal to the court of appeals was affirmed. Stephens v. State, 15 Ark. App. 352, 693 S.W.2d 64 (1985). Stephens filed a motion for post conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to expose false testimony. A hearing was held by the trial court, and his motion was denied. It is from that decision that this appeal is…