CASON v. STATE

No. CR80-172.

610 S.W.2d 891 (1981)

Clemmie Genero CASON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alvin Schay, State App. Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Arnold M. Jochums, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In 1978 Cason was convicted at a non-jury trial of delivery of heroin and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. In 1979 we affirmed the conviction as a no-merit appeal. Some two months later we gave Cason permission to seek postconviction relief in the trial court under Rule 37, for ineffective assistance of counsel. This appeal is from the trial court's denial of relief after an evidentiary hearing at which Cason and his former attorney...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases