Phillips Black

Kenneth isom

Current Proceedings: Federal habeas proceedings pending in the District Court for the ED of AR.

Case Number: 5:11-CV-00047

Judge: James Moody

Demographic Information: Black Male

Current Counsel:

Legal Status: Reply to State's Response to Amended HC petition filed by Isom 4/30/21.

Significant Legal Issues:

• Atkins Claim

• Ford v. Wainwright

• Brady violation

• Suggestive ID

• Judicial bias

Last Judicial Decision Related to Conviction or Sentence: Isom v. State, 563 S.W.3d 533 (Ark. 2018) (affirming dismissal of petition for writ of coram nobis (reh'g denied, Jan. 31, 2019), cert. denied, 140 S. Ct. 342 (2019)

Reported Opinions:

• Isom v. Arkansas, 140 S. Ct. 342, 343 (2019).

• Isom v. State, 563 S.W.3d 533 (Ark. 2018).

• Isom v. State, 462 S.W.3d 662 (Ark. 2015).

• Isom v. Hobbs, No. 5:11CV00047 JLH, 2013 WL 12380240 (E.D. Ark. Apr. 1, 2013).

• Isom v. Hobbs, No. 5:11cv47 BSM, 2011 WL 13318484 (E.D. Ark. Mar. 1, 2011).

• Isom v. State, 372 S.W.3d 809 (Ark. 2010).

• Isom v. State, 370 S.W.3d 491 (Ark. 2010).

• Isom v. State, 148 S.W.3d 257 (Ark. 2004).

Prior Counsel: Julie Vandiver

Conviction County: Drew

Counts: 1

Victim Demographic:

• White Male

• White Female (survived)

Crime Date: 04/02/2001

Sentencing Date: 03/28/2002

Trial Counsel:

• GB Bing Colvin

• Tim Bunch

• Robert Morehead (pretrial, relieved before trial)

Trial Judge: Sam Pope

Trial Prosecutor: Frank Spain