June 4, 1993
Municipal Court Order (Echols & Baldwin & Misskelley)
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June 15, 1993
Motion for Discovery (Echols)
Images

June 17, 1993
State's Motion for Discovery (Echols)
Images

August 4, 1993
Order (Echols)
Transcribed

Order (Motion for Discovery) [Misskelley]
Images

Order (Motion for Discovery) [Baldwin]
Images

October 19, 1993
Order (Misskelley)
Images

December 21, 1993
Order (Misskelley)
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January 5, 1994
Defendant's Second Motion to Compel Disclosure of Discovery Information and Second Motion to Conduct the Depositions of Interrogating Officers (Misskelley)
Images

February 4, 1994
Judgment and Commitment Order (Misskelley)
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February 10, 1994
Order (Baldwin)
Transcribed
Images

February 15, 1994
Petition for Attendance of Witness (Jennifer Bearden)
Images

Order for Attendance of Witness (Jennifer Bearden)
Images

Order for Attendance of Witness (Holly George)
Images
PDF

February 16, 1994
Order for Return of Witness
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February 22, 1994
Motion to Dismiss (Echols & Baldwin)
Transcribed
Images

Amended Judgment and Commitment Order (Misskelley)
Image

February 23, 1994
Amended Order for Attendance of Witness
Images

March 19, 1994
Order of Execution [Branch] (Echols) (Echols)
Order of Execution [Byers] (Echols) (Echols)
Order of Execution [Moore] (Echols) (Echols)

March 21, 1994
Lyons & Emerson's Motion for Attorneys Fee
Images

March 24, 1994
Phillip Wells' Petition for Attorney's Fee
Transcribed
Images

March 29, 1994
Motion for New Trial (Baldwin)
Images

April 6, 1994
Motion for Recusal (Baldwin)
Images

April 12, 1994
Response to Motion for New Trial (Baldwin)
Images

Amended Notice of Appeal (Misskelley)
Transcribed
Images

April 22, 1994
Order Denying Motion for New Trial (Echols & Baldwin)
Images

April 27, 1994
Notice of Appeal (Baldwin)
Images

August 5, 1994
Jessie Misskelley Trial - Volume 1
Images

1995
Direct Appeal to Arkansas Supreme Court Vol. 1 & 7 (Misskelley)
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Arkansas Supreme Court: Volume 1: Index (Echols & Baldwin)
Images

January 8, 1996
Motion to Withdraw Pro Se Request to Waive Death Penalty Issues on Appeal; granted (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)
Images

February 19, 1996
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion (Misskelley)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

March 27, 1996
Order of Competency (Echols)
Images

April 1, 1996
Arkansas Supreme Court: Supplemental Opinion on Denial of Rehearing (Misskelley)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

December 23, 1996
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion (Echols & Baldwin)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

March 10, 1997
Petition for Relief under Rule 37 Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure (Baldwin)
Images
PDF

October 31, 1997
Motion for Release of Necklace for Scientific Testing (Echols)
Images

November 21, 1997
Motion to Fix Compensation Rate for Appointed Counsel and for Interim Award of Fee & Brief in Support (Echols)
Images

November 24, 1997
Order (Echols)
Image

February 5, 1998
Motion for Release of Knife for Scientific Testing (Echols)
Transcribed
Images

April 20, 1998
Motion for Continuance of Hearing (Echols)
Images

April 28, 1998
Second Motion for Continuance of Hearing (Echols)
Images

May 4, 1998
Motion for Discovery and Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence (Echols)
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Motion for Transfer of Case (Echols)
Images

July 29, 1998
Motion for Second Interim Payment of Attorney Fees (Echols)
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August 25, 1998
Motion to Allow Defendant to View Movie Concerning His Capital Murder Conviction (Echols)
Images

September 17, 1998
Order (Echols)
Image

October 19, 1998
Motion for Continuance of October 26, 1998 Hearing and, if Denied, Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (Echols)
Images

October 20, 1998
Response to Motion for Continuance and for Stay Pending Appeal (Echols)
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Order (Echols)
Images

Notice of Appeal (Echols)
Images

October 21, 1998
Amended Notice of Appeal and Designation of Record (Echols)
Images

October 26, 1998
Arkansas State Supreme Court Order (Echols)
Image

March 18, 1999
Order (Echols)
Image

March 19, 1999
Appoinment of and Order to Pay Court Appointed Attorney (Echols)
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May 11, 1999
Post Rule 37 Hearing Argument (Echols)
Transcribed

June, 1999
Respondent's Post Rule 37 Hearing Brief (Echols)
Transcribed

June 14, 1999
Motion for Third Interim Payment of Attorney Fees (Echols)
Images

June 16, 1999
Order (Echols)
Image

June 17, 1999
Order (Echols)
Transcribed
Images
PDF

?, 2000
State's Brief on Echols' Rule 37 Appeal
.doc

November 15, 2000
Motion to Preserve Evidence and For Access to Evidence for Testing (Misskelley)
Images

Exhibit
Declaration of Marc Scott Taylor
Images

February 8, 2001
Amended Petition for Relief Under Rule 37 (Misskelley)
Images

February 27, 2001
Petition to Reinvest Jurisdiction in Circuit Court re: Writ of Error Coram Nobis (Echols)
Images

Writ of Error Documents

March 9, 2001
State's Response to Motion to Preserve Evidence and For Access to Evidence for Testing (Misskelley)
Transcribed
Images

April 26, 2001
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

June 7, 2001
Arkansas Supreme Court: Supplemental Opinion on Denial of Rehearing (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website) [Scroll down]

July 30, 2001
Order (Echols)
Transcribed
Images

April 4, 2002
Affidavit and Declaration of Counsel in Support of Motion to Preserve Evidence and for Access to Evidence for Testing (Misskelley)
Transcribed
Images

July 25, 2002
Motion for Forensic DNA Testing (Echols)
Transcribed
Images

Appendices to Motion for Forensic DNA Testing
PDF (2.03 megabytes)

September 27, 2002
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Supplement to Motion to Preserve Evidence and for Access to Evidence for Testing (Misskelley)
Transcribed

November 20, 2002
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Supplement to Motion to Preserve Evidence and for Access to Evidence for Testing filed by Petitioner (Baldwin)
Transcribed
PDF

January 27, 2003
Order for Preservation of Evidence (Echols)
Images

May 21, 2003
First Supplement to Echols Motion for Forensic DNA Testing (Echols)
PDF (0.98 megabytes)

Verified Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice + Order Granting Motion (Robert C. Owen)
PDF

October 16, 2003
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion re: Writ of Error Coram Nobis (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

October 30, 2003
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion re: Rule 37 (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

June 2, 2004
Joint Status Memorandum (Echols & Baldwin & Misskelley)
Transcribed
Images

Order for DNA Testing (Echols & Baldwin)
Transcribed
Images

October 28, 2004
Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF

Motion to Recall the Mandate and to Reinvest Jurisdiction in the Trial Court to Consider Petition for Writ (Echols)
Transcribed

Memorandum in Support of Motion to Recall the Mandate and to Reinvest Jurisdiction in the Trial Court (Echols)
Transcribed

Motion for Leave to File Under Seal Certain Exhibits Proffered in Support of Motion to Recall the Mandate (Echols)
Transcribed

November 5, 2004
Order (Echols) [District Court]
Images

December 13, 2004
State's Response to Motion to Recall the Mandate (Echols)
Images

December 20, 2004
Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Recall the Mandate (Echols)
Transcribed
Images

January 6, 2005
Order (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

January 20, 2005
Arkansas Supreme Court: Opinion re: Motion to Recall the Mandate (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

February 8, 2005
Petitioner Damien Echol's Acknowledgment of Information on Destructive DNA Testing (Echols)
Transcribed
Images

Petitioner Jason Baldwin's Acknowledgment of Information on Destructive DNA Testing (Baldwin)
Images

February 24, 2005
Arkansas Supreme Court: Supplemental Opinion of Denial of Rehearing (Echols)
Transcribed (Link to ASSC website)

February 25, 2005
First Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF

March 2, 2005
Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Non-Exhaustion (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF

March 4, 2005
Notice of Filing of Exhibits (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

March 14, 2005
Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion to Dismiss (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

April 6, 2005
Order (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

April 28, 2005
Response to Motion to Dismiss Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF

May 13, 2005
Reply to Echols' Response to Motion to Dismiss Petition for Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF

August 18, 2005
Order (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Images
PDF 

March 15, 2006
Defendant Echols's Status Report Re: DNA Testing (Echols)
PDF

June 27, 2007
ASSC Request for DNA Status Report (Echols)
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July 17, 2007
Defendant Echols's Second Status Report Re: DNA Testing (Echols)
Transcribed
Images
PDF 

July 19, 2007
State's Reply to Echols's Second Status Report Re: DNA Testing (Echols)
Images
PDF

October 26, 2007
Joint Status Memorandum Submitted by Non-Capital Case Petitioners Baldwin and Misskelley(Baldwin & Misskelley)
Transcribed
Images

October 29, 2007
Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Petiton for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

Second Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Second Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Images
.doc
PDF (Text)
PDF (Images) Part 1 - Part 2

Exhibits in Support of Second Amended Petition (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

Motion for Leave to File Under Seal Certain Exhibits Proffered in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

November 7, 2007
Order: Petitioner's Motions granted (Echols) [District Court]
Image

November 9, 2007
State's Motion for Determination of Time to Respond and Alternative Motion for an Extension of Time (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

November 21, 2007
Letter Order (Echols) [District Court]
Transcribed
Image

January 3, 2008
Petitioner's January 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

January 29, 2008
Letter from Circuit Judge David Burnett to all counsel of record
Image

February 21, 2008
Joint Status and Case Management Memorandum Submitted by All Parties
Transcribed
Images

March 4, 2008
Petitioner's March, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF
Exhibit A Images - PDF
Exhibit B Images - PDF

March 28, 2008
Letter from Circuit Judge David Burnett to all counsel of record
Image

April 3, 2008
Petitioner's April, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
PDF
Exhibit A PDF

April 8, 2008
Memorandum in Support of Previously Made Statutory Motion for Release of Fiber Evidence and Animal Hairs (Baldwin)
Transcribed
Images
PDF

April 11, 2008
Petitioner Damien Echols's Motion for a New Trial
PDF (4.55 megabytes)
.doc

Exhibits: All the exhibits filed with this motion are the exact same as the ones filed with the "Second Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus." The only exceptions are "Exhibit A" (PDF) and "Exhibit Y" (PDF) and that "BBB" and "CCC" (ASSC opinions) are not included.

May 2, 2008
Petitioner's May, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

May 29, 2008
Petition to Proceed in Trial Court with a Writ of Error Coram Nobis (Baldwin)
Images
PDF

Amended Petition for Relief Under Rule 37 (Baldwin)
Images
PDF

May 30, 2008
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for New Trial (Baldwin)
Images
PDF (5.11 megabytes)

State's Response to Petitioner Echols's Motion for a New Trial (Echols)
Images
PDF

June 4, 2008
Petitioner's June, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

June 5, 2008
Amended and Supplemental Petition for Relief Under Rule 37.1 (Misskelley)
Images
PDF (10 megabytes)

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for New Trial (Misskelley)
Images
PDF (5.63 megabytes)

Petition to Reinvest the Circuit Court with Jurisdiction in order to Consider Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis (Misskelley)
Images
PDF

July 2, 2008
Petitioner's July, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

August 12, 2008
Petitioner Damien Echols’s Reply in Support of Motion for a New Trial
Transcribed
.doc

August 14, 2008
Petitioner's August, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

September 10, 2008
Order Denying Motion for a New Trial (Echols)
Images

Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for New Trial (Baldwin)
Images

Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for New Trial (Misskelley)
Images

September 18, 2008
Petitioner's September, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images
PDF

September 24, 2008
Order of Recusal (Echols) [District Court]
Image
PDF

Order of Transfer (Echols) [District Court]
Image
PDF

October 23, 2008
Petitioner's October, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images

December 19, 2008
Petitioner's December, 2008 Report Re: Status of State Court Proceedings (Echols) [District Court]
Images

June 8, 2009
Response to Appellant Echols's Motion to Correct Supplemented Record on Appeal (Echols)
Images
PDF (Page 4 is missing)

November 13, 2009
Attorney General Response to Echols in Appeal before Arkansas Supreme Court (Echols)
PDF