Mister v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseIn 2001, Appellant was sentenced on each of three controlled-substance offenses, and in 2007, Appellant was sentenced on each of three controlled-substance offenses. In 2010, the State petitioned to revoke Appellant’s six suspended sentences for the controlled-substances convictions. The circuit court granted the petition, and Appellant was sentenced to a total of fifty-seven years’ imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, The circuit court denied relief. Appellant appealed, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance because counsel never explained to him his maximum sentencing exposure and also misled him about a plea offer. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err in denying relief.
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