Rice v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest and was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and due process violations. The circuit court denied the petition without a hearing. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal, holding (1) Appellant’s claims of ineffective assistance did not warrant relief because they were either refuted by the record of lacked factual substantiation; and (2) Appellant’s remaining claims were not cognizable in a Rule 37.1 proceeding.
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