Representative Cases

Some of Hall’s cases (he has argued nearly 200 appeals):
Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927 (1995)

Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997) (on the brief):

Lockhart v. Nelson, 488 U.S. 33 (1988) (6-3, Marshall, J., dissenting):

State v. Sullivan, 348 Ark. 547, 74 S.W.3d 215 (2002), on remand from Arkansas v. Sullivan, 532 U.S. 769 (2001)

Pool v. Sebastian County, 418 F.3d 934 (8th Cir. 2005)

Doe v. Little Rock School District, 380 F.3d 349 (8th Cir. 2004) (on the brief with Benca)

United States v. Belcher, 288 F.3d 1068 (8th Cir. 2002)

Campbell v. Citizens for Honest Government, 255 F.3d 560 (8th Cir. 2001)

United States v. Best, 135 F.3d 1223 (8th Cir. 1998)

Woolfolk v. Smith, 81 F.3d 741 (8th Cir. 1996):

Republican Party of Arkansas v. Faulkner County, 49 F.3d 1289 (8th Cir. 1995)

Floyd v. Garrison, 996 F.2d 947 (8thCir. 1993)

Etoch v. State, 343 Ark. 361, 37 S.W.3d 186 (2001)

Penn v. State, 73 Ark. App. 424, 44 S.W.3d 746 (2001)

Clark v. State, 308 Ark. 453, 824 S.W.2d 345 (1992)

State v. Scott, 289 Ark. 234, 710 S.W.2d 212 (1986) (acquitted on retrial)

State v. Hawes, 556 N.W.2d 634 (Neb. 1996)Some of Benca’s appeals:

United States v. Pulliam, 265 F.3d 736 (8th Cir. 2001)

Norris v. Bragg, 128 F.Supp.2d 587 (E.D. Ark. 2000) (innocent man framed by police)

Berta v. State, 84 Ark. App. 335, 140 S.W.3d 487 (2003)


Martinez v. State, 352 Ark. 135, 98 S.W.3d 827 (2003)

Strom v. State, 348 Ark. 610, 74 S.W.3d 233 (2002)

Martin v. State, 347 Ark. 512, 64 S.W.3d 755 (2002)

Laime v. State, 73 Ark. App. 377, 43 S.W.3d 216 (2001), later proceeding, 347 Ark. 142, 60 S.W.3d 464 (2001)

Berry v. State, 74 Ark. App. 141, 45 S.W.3d 435 (2001)

Bennett v. State, 345 Ark. 48, 44 S.W.3d 310, 106 A.L.R.5th 793 (2001)


Fouse v. State, 73 Ark. App. 134, 43 S.W.3d 158 (2001)


Barrientos v. State, 72 Ark. App. 376, 39 S.W.3d 17 (2001)

Ferguson v. State, 343 Ark. 159, 33 S.W.3d 115 (2000)

Langley v. State, 66 Ark. App. 311, 990 S.W.2d 575 (1999)

Fouse v. State, 337 Ark. 13, 989 S.W.2d 146 (1999)

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