Legal Opinion

Curtis Dorsey v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 12, 2026Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2026 Ark. 27

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-25-173 Opinion Delivered: February 12, 2026 CURTIS DORSEY APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH DIVISION V. [NO. 60CR-17-3259] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE KAREN D. APPELLEE WHATLEY, JUDGE AFFIRMED. BARBARA W. WEBB, Justice Appellant Curtis Dorsey appeals from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2024). Dorsey was convicted of first-degree murder by a Pulaski County jury and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment plus fifteen years…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Fred L. Williams v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  4. Curtis Dorsey v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020

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