Sedric Anderson v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Anderson’s Rule 37.1 petition, holding that he failed to show deficient performance and resulting prejudice under the two-part ineffective-assistance standard. The court rejected claims concerning investigation of other suspects, fingerprint testing, defense witnesses, juror bias, and counsel’s explanation of the trial process because the allegations were conclusory, counsel’s decisions were reasonable trial strategy, or the proposed evidence would not likely have changed the verdict. No separate opinions were filed.