Defendant's Attorney: Assistant Attorney General Jacob H. Jones

Description: Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with capital murder.


Holland then filed a petition for postconviction relief with the circuit court of Lincoln county under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.5. He argued that his counsel, John Cone and Rebekah Kennedy, were constitutionally ineffective for multiple reasons. The circuit court held a Rule 37.5 hearing during which his trial counsel testified. The circuit court denied Holland's Rule 37.5 petition. Holland now appeals that denial.
Holland v. State, 2022 Ark. 138 (Ark. 2022)

Outcome: Affirmed.

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