STRAWHACKER v. STATE

No. CR-90-198.

500 S.W.3d 716 (2016)

2016 Ark. 348

Lonnie Dolphus STRAWHACKER, Petitioner v. STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: October 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Rosenzweig , for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Brad Newman , Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


Lonnie Strawhacker was convicted of rape in 1990. At his trial, FBI hair-comparison expert Michael Malone testified that hairs recovered from the crime scene were indistinguishable from Strawhacker's hairs. In 1996, after allegations were raised concerning the accuracy of FBI hair examiners' expert testimony, the...

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