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RATCHFORD v. STATE

No. CR 03-905.

159 S.W.3d 304 (2004)

357 Ark. 27

Jeffrey Scott RATCHFORD v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hampton & Larkowski, by: Mark F. Hampton, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Lauren Elizabeth Heil, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

JIM HANNAH, Justice.

Appellant Jeffrey Scott Ratchford was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse and one count of rape by a Benton County jury. Ratchford was sentenced to two ten-year terms and a term of life imprisonment, to be served concurrently. Ratchford's sole point on appeal is that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Ratchford acknowledges that in order to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal, a defendant...

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