Bowerman v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of aggravated robbery, residential burglary, and third-degree battery and was sentenced to an aggregate term of 540 months’ imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant filed a timely petition under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 raising claims alleging ineffective assistance of both trial and appellate counsel. The circuit court denied the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant’s argument that the circuit court erred in failing to appoint counsel to represent him in the Rule 37.1 proceedings was not preserved for appeal; (2) the circuit court did not err in disposing of Appellant’s petition using an analysis of Appellant’s claims that was not proposed by the State in its response; and (3) the circuit court did not err in denying the petition without a hearing.
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