Rayburn v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's petition for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 without holding an evidentiary hearing, holding that the petition and record conclusively showed that Defendant was not entitled to relief.
Defendant was convicted of raping his young daughter and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole. Defendant later filed a timely pro se petition for postconviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and other claims for relief. The circuit court denied the petition, concluding that Defendant's claims were without merit. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition.
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