RAYMOND C. SANDERS, JR.

DOB: August 14, 1960
Race: African American
Gender: Male

County of conviction: Grant
Number of counts: 2
Race of victim: White/White
Gender of victim: Male/ Female
Date of crime: November 21, 1989
Date of sentencing: February 28, 1991

Trial Counsel:

William Murphy
 Robert Jeffery

Sentencing:

Tona Demers

Current proceedings:

• Rule 37 proceedings in circuit court.

Last judicial decision:

• Rehearing granted by Arkansas Supreme Court to clarify opinion vacating the denial of post-conviction relief and to order that Mr. Sanders be appointed counsel at his post-conviction evidentiary hearing. Sanders v. State, 102 S.W.3d 480 (Ark. 2003).

Current counsel:

Jeffrey M. Rosenzweig
300 Spring Building, Suite 310
Little Rock, AR 72201-2421
(501) 372-5247

Reported Opinions:

• Rehearing granted by Arkansas Supreme Court to clarify opinion vacating the denial of post-conviction relief and to order that Mr. Sanders be appointed counsel at his post-conviction evidentiary hearing. Sanders v. State, 102 S.W.3d 480 (Ark. 2003).
   
• Denial of post-conviction relief reversed and remanded by Sanders v. State, 98 S.W.3d 35 (Ark. 2003).
   
• Sentence affirmed on direct appeal after remand. Sanders v. State, 878 S.W.2d 391 (Ark. 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1162 (1995).
   
• Conviction affirmed on direct appeal but sentence remanded by Sanders v. State, 824 S.W.2d 353 (Ark. 1992).

Significant legal issues:

• alleged scheme between prosecutor and defense counsel to extort money from criminal defendants
   
• change of venue from mixed race county to predominately white county

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