Johnston v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of three counts of rape. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 alleging that he was not afforded the effective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the petition, concluding that counsel’s performance was not ineffective. Appellant appealed and sought by pro se motion an extension of time to file his brief-in-chief. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and declared the motion moot, holding that Appellant failed to establish that his trial counsel provided constitutionally defective assistance.
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