BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The State of Arkansas appeals from an order of the district court granting Jerry Wayne Henderson's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court found that Henderson had been denied effective assistance of counsel in pursuing his right of appeal, and that he was unfairly prejudiced because the issue underlying the appeal had merit and effective assistance would likely have yielded a different outcome. The court ordered the state to retry Henderson...
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