Legal Opinion

Elmore v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 18, 1985No. CR 85-25PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of attempted capital murder and fleeing. He was sentenced to terms of ten and three years imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Elmore v. State, 13 Ark. App. 221, 682 S.W.2d 759 (1985). Petitioner has now filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to A.R.Cr.P. Rule 37 on the allegation that his trial attorney, Bob Scott, was ineffective.

Petitioner alleges that counsel failed to subpoena witnesses, did not prepare for trial adequately, and was ineffective in the questioning of witnesses. He also…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. CampbellTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  4. Rasmussen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  5. Travis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Catlett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Williams v. ArnDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1986
  5. Riggins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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