Vernist McCraney v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief. It held that counsel's decision not to seek a continuance or conduct additional investigation was a reasonable strategic choice, while other ineffective-assistance arguments were either conclusory or procedurally barred because they were not presented to the trial court or lacked a ruling. The court also applied clear-error review and found no definite and firm conviction that the trial court had made a mistake.