Arnold v. State, 4 Div. 528
| Decision Date | 23 August 1991 |
| Docket Number | 4 Div. 528 |
| Citation | 590 So.2d 387 |
| Parties | Melvin ARNOLD v. STATE. |
| Court | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals |
We remanded this case to the trial court with instruction that it hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Melvin Arnold had been denied effective assistance of counsel. 562 So.2d 296. The hearing was held in accordance with our instructions and a return was filed by the trial court. The trial court found that Arnold was competent at the time he entered his guilty pleas; that his pleas were entered voluntarily and with complete knowledge of the consequences; that his counsel was not ineffective, but, on the contrary, performed in a competent and skilled manner; and that the issue of former jeopardy presented by Arnold as to Counts III and V were without merit, because the videotape upon which the charges were based depicted two separate acts at different times involving two different victims.
The principal evidence against Arnold relied upon by the state was a videotape showing Arnold and his minor stepdaughters engaging in the sexual conduct described in the...
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