TIMOTHY LAMONT HOWARD

DOB: May 6, 1969
Race: African American
Gender: Male

County of conviction: Little River
Number of counts: 2
Race of victim: White/White
Gender of victim: Male/Female
Date of crime: December 13, 1997
Date of sentencing: December 9, 1999

Trial Counsel:

Mac Carter

Current proceedings:

• Rule 37 motion pending in circuit court.

Last judicial decision:

• Conviction and sentence affirmed on direct appeal by Howard v. State, 79 S.W.3d 273 (Ark.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1051 (2002).

Current counsel:

Dale Adams
221 W. 2nd, Suite 408
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501)-375-8770
dadams@mawplc.com

Reported Opinions:

• Conviction and sentence affirmed on direct appeal by Howard v. State, 79 S.W.3d 273 (Ark.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1051 (2002).

Significant legal issues:

• sufficiency of evidence in support of both murders as well a separate conviction for attempted murder
   
• trial court's admission of victim's statement to a friend, following a positive pregnancy test, that she might be pregnant with Mr. Howard's child, where no evidence was presented that Mr. Howard knew of this statement or otherwise knew that the victim was pregnant
   
• penalty phase closing argument inviting jurors to place themselves in mother's position watching son be hung by an extension cord, when there was no evidence that mother witnessed son's death before her own or that son was killed in this fashion (other than general evidence that he was strangled)

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