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