Phillips Black

WILLIAM Davis

Current Proceedings: State PCR denied. Federal habeas not yet filed as of 09/2021.

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Demographic Information: White Male

Current Counsel:

Legal Status: Arkansas Supreme Court denied his motion to recall the direct appeal mandate affirming his conviction.

Significant Legal Issues:

• Denial of Funds - Trial court denied Davis’s request for funds for an independent psychiatric expert

• Ineffective assistance of trial counsel for not adequately arguing need for funds for an independent psychiatric expert

• Denial of due process under Ake v. Oklahoma Davis was denied funds for an independent mental health expert to assist in his defense and state doctors refused to discuss mitigating factors

• ID under Atkins

• Arkansas execution protocol violates 5th, 8th, and 14th Amendments (§ 1983 claim)

Last Judicial Decision Related to Conviction or Sentence: Davis v. State, 539 S.W.3d 565 (Ark. 2018) (denying motion to recall mandate based on Ake violation; stay of execution lifted), cert. denied, Davis v. State, 139 S.Ct. 133 (Mem) (2018).

Reported Opinions:

• McGehee v. Neb. Dep't of Corr. Servs., 968 F.3d 899, (8th Cir. 2020).

• McGehee v. Neb. Dep’t of Corr. Servs., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8880 (D. Neb., Jan 17, 2019).

• McGehee v. Hutchinson, 4:17-cv-179, ECF No. 117 at 11 (E.D. Ark. June 21, 2018).

• Davis v. Arkansas, 139 S.Ct. 133 (2018).

• Davis v. State, 539 S.W.3d 565 (Ark. 2018).

• Arkansas v. Davis, 137 S. Ct. 1621 (2017).

• Davis v. Kelley, 855 F.3d 833 (8th Cir. 2017).

• Davis v. Kelley, 854 F.3d 967 (8th Cir. 2017).

• Davis v. Kelley, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57832 (W.D. Ark. 2017).

• Davis v. State, 2017 Ark. 133 LEXIS 129 (Ark. 2017).

• Davis v. Hobbs, 559 U.S. 1118 (2010).

• Davis v. Hobbs, 561 U.S. 1014 (2010).

• Davis v. Ark. Dept of Corr., 2010 Ark. LEXIS 623 (Ark. 2010).

• Davis v. Norris, 552 U.S. 1201 (2008).

• Norris v. Davis, 548 U.S. 927 (2006).

• Davis v. Norris, 547 U.S. 1067 (2006).

• Davis v. Norris, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 24325 (8th Cir. 2005).

• Davis v. Norris, 423 F.3d 868 (8th Cir. 2005).

• Davis v. State, 53 S.W.3d 46 (Ark. 2001).

• Davis v. State, 44 S.W.3d 726 (Ark. 2001).

• Davis v. State, 16 S.W.3d 556 (Ark. 2000).

• Davis v. Arkansas, 511 U.S. 1026 (1994).

• Davis v. State, 863 S.W.2d 259 (Ark 1993).

Prior Counsel:

• Scott Braden

• April Golden

• Deborah Sallings

• John Charles Williams

• Jennifer Horan
  

Conviction County: Benton

Counts:

Victim Demographic: White Female

Crime Date: 10/22/1990

Sentencing Date: 03/06/1992

Trial Counsel:

• Joel Huggins

• Charles Duell

Trial Judge: Robin Froman Green

Trial Prosecutor: Kelly Fields