Williams v. State

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The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of Appellant's request for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, holding that the Rule 37.1 petition failed to raise a meritorious claim.Appellant was convicted of capital murder and other charges and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder charge plus a consecutive term of years for the remaining charges. Appellant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel on three bases. The trial court summarily denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to show clear error in the summary denial of postconviction relief by the trial court. View "Williams v. State" on Justia Law