The court reversed a Benton County judge's order for a new sentencing hearing, remanded the case back to the lower court and asked that court to use a more objective test for whether attorney Steve Harper provided adequate representation for Brandon Lacy. Lacy was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of capital murder and aggravated robbery in the 2007 slaying of Randall Walker, who family members said was suffering from symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
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