Legal Opinion
McDonald v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided May 12, 1993No. CA CR 92-468PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
James R. Cooper, Judge.
The appellant in this criminal case was charged with murder in the second degree. After a jury trial, she was convicted of manslaughter, fined $10,000.00, and sentenced to ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Subsequently, the appellant filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to Rule 36.22 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court overruled the motion on the grounds that the appellant had failed to show facts constituting grounds for a new trial. The appellant appealed her conviction and the…
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