Jeffrey Golden v. State of Arkansas — Hoofman, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Hoofman dissented from the denial of Golden’s postconviction petition, concluding that trial counsel’s failure to authenticate records corroborating Golden’s alibi for the Subway robbery prejudiced him. The dissent reasoned that the authenticated records could have caused the jury to doubt eyewitness identifications that were based on views of a perpetrator whose face was substantially covered. Justice Hoofman would have reversed the denial of postconviction relief; Hannah, C.J., and Hart, J., joined the dissent.