Supreme Court of Arkansas

Randy William Gay v. State of Arkansas

January 21, 20212021 Ark. 3

Summary

The court held that the circuit court failed to comply with the heightened written-findings requirement applicable to death-penalty postconviction proceedings because it did not address one ineffective-assistance claim. It reversed and remanded for a compliant order limited to that claim, with no new claims permitted and a sixty-day deadline. There were no separate opinions.