Jones v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The judgment was affirmed on appeal. Appellant subsequently filed an amended pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, alleging that he was not afforded effective assistance of counsel at trial. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the claims raised by Appellant were largely devoid of the factual support required for a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel, and therefore, the trial court did not err in denying relief under Rule 37.1.
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