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      "Larry Otis KANIG v. STATE of Arkansas"
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      {
        "text": "Bradley D. Jesson, Chief Justice.\nThe appellant, Larry Kanig, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7 5-73-103 (Repl. 1993). He was sentenced as a habitual offender to fifteen years\u2019 imprisonment and fined $2500.00. Kanig did not file a motion for new trial below; rather, he appealed his case to the Arkansas Court of Appeals, which in turn certified the case to this court. Kanig\u2019s sole point on appeal is that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial.\nA claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may not be raised as a point of direct appeal unless the issue has been considered by the trial court, as on a motion for new trial. Sumlin v. State, 319 Ark. 312, 891 S.W.2d 375 (1995). The rationale behind this rule is that an evidentiary hearing and finding as to the competency of appellant\u2019s counsel by the trial court better equips this court on review to examine in detail the sufficiency of the representation. Knappenberger v. State. 278 Ark. 382, 647 S.W.2d 417 (1983); Hilliard v. State, 259 Ark. 81., 531 S.W.2d 643 (1976). While Kanig urges us to overrule our decision in Sumlin v. State, supra, we decline the invitation to do so.\nAffirmed.",
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        "author": "Bradley D. Jesson, Chief Justice."
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      "Winston Bryant, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Gil Dudley, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Larry Otis KANIG v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 95-8\n905 S.W.2d 847\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered September 18, 1995\nJeffrey A. Weber, for appellant.\nWinston Bryant, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Gil Dudley, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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