Karl Roberts
Current Proceedings: Federal habeas denied by E.D. Ark.; appeal not yet filed as of 10/10/21.
Case Number: 5:04-cv-00004-RGK
Judge: Robin F. Wynne
Demographic Information: White Male
Current Counsel: Scott W. Braden, Lisa Peters (as of 01/30/2020) lisa_peters@fd.org
Legal Status: Amended Habeas petition denied with prejudice; COA granted for two claims (intellectual disability, not competent to be tried) on 9/20/21. State PCR complete 1/30/2020.
Significant Legal Issues:
Competency to waive appeals
Severe mental illness
IAC
Last Judicial Decision Related to Conviction or Sentence: Roberts v. State, 592 S.W, 3d 675 (Ark. 2020) (denying state post-conviction relief)
Reported Opinions:
Roberts v. State, 592 S.W, 3d 675 (Ark. 2020)
Roberts v. State, 488 S.W.3d 524 (2016).
Prior Counsel:
Bruce Eddy
Jennifer Horan
Julie Brain
Conviction County: Polk
Counts:
Victim Demographic:
Crime Date: 05/17/1999
Sentencing Date: 05/24/2000
Trial Counsel:
Phillip Hendry (lead)
Darrel Blout
Cheryl Upshaw
Randy Rainwater
Trial Judge: Louis Jerry Ryan
Trial Prosecutor: