Tackett v. State

Petitioner Thomas Jeffrey Tackett was found guil ty by a jury of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was sentenced to a term of eight years imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He appealed the manslaughter conviction. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Tackett v. State, 12 Ark. App. 57, 670 S.W.2d 824 (1984). Petitioner now seeks permission to proceed in circuit court for postconviction relief pursuant to A.R.Cr.P. Rule 37 on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Petitioner first alleges that counsel did not adequately investigate the…