Eric Allen Reid
Current Proceedings: Direct Appeal Complete. State PCR not yet filed
Case Number: CR-18-517
Judge: Rhonda K. Wood
Demographic Information: White Male
Current Counsel: Lee D Short (as of 03/02/2020); Willard Proctor, Jr. (as of 12/5/2019); Dominique T. King (as of 12/5/2019)
Legal Status: Petition for Certiorari denied by US Supreme Court on 10/13/2020 Petition for rehearing and motion to stay mandate denied by AR Supreme Court 1/23/20.
Significant Legal Issues:
Abuse of discretion (during voir dire, admission of a tape recording, denial of def's motion for mistrial)
Sufficiency of evidence to submit aggravating circumstances
Last Judicial Decision Related to Conviction or Sentence: Reid v. State, 588 S.W.3d 725 (Ark. 2019) (affirming death sentence), cert. denied, Reid v. Arkansas, 141 S.Ct. 551 (2020).
Reported Opinions:
Reid v. State, 2019 Ark. 363
Prior Counsel:
Conviction County: Garland
Counts: 2
Victim Demographic:
Crime Date: 10/19/2015
Sentencing Date: 03/12/2018
Trial Counsel:
William Proctor Jr
Dominique King
Cara Boyd-Connor
Trial Judge: John Homer Wright
Trial Prosecutor: Michael Anthony Cantrell