Clayton v. State (Per Curiam)
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After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of rape and second-degree sexual assault and sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of 960 months' imprisonment. After Appellant's conviction was affirmed on appeal, Appellant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief alleging that his counsel was ineffective for several reasons, including for failing to challenge the constitutionality of Arkansas's rape-shield statute. The trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal and held Appellant's motion for extension of time moot, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying Appellant's request for postconviction relief.
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