Kauffeld v. State

Appellant Fred Albert Kauffeld was convicted by a Johnson County jury of second-degree murder, first-degree murder, and residential burglary. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of "0 months," twenty-eight years, and five years, respectively. The charges arose from a burglary at the home of Bill Nobles and the death of an auxiliary sheriff's deputy who had responded to the call. Appellant's direct appeal was affirmed by our court in Kauffeld v. State , 2017 Ark. App. 440, 528 S.W.3d 302. Appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal…