GIPSON v. STATE

No. CR73-127.

501 S.W.2d 786 (1973)

Sidney Howard GIPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Newcomb, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by Alston Jennings, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

Appellant Sidney Howard Gipson was convicted by a jury of being an accessory to felony murder. At his trial he was represented by employed counsel, the Honorable Bon McCourtney. No appeal was taken from that conviction. Pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule # 1, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief citing eight different reasons why he should be granted relief — among those reasons were that his attorney was inadequate and that...

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