Riley v. State (Majority, with Concurring)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37, holding that the court did not err by denying the petition without a hearing.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. In his Rule 37 petition, Appellant alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request an instruction on second-degree murder. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err in summarily denying Appellant's Rule 37 petition.
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