Evans v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of premeditated and deliberated capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, alleging that his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance. The circuit court denied the petition after an evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant failed to meet his burden of establishing that he was entitled to appointment of counsel in his postconviction proceedings; and (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellant’s motion to file an enlarged petition.
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