Stalnaker v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Appellant was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of imprisonment and a fine. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant later filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, arguing that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in several respects. Appellant's petition was denied. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to meet his burden of establishing that he was denied effective assistance of counsel under the standard set forth in Washington v. Strickland.
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