Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jordan v. State

November 14, 20132013 Ark. 469

Summary

The court dismissed Jordan’s appeal from the denial of his postconviction petition because the record showed that he could not prevail, making his motion for an extension of time moot. Applying the two-part ineffective-assistance framework, the court held that Jordan failed to establish deficient performance or resulting prejudice, and that several allegations were either strategic decisions, unsupported, conclusory, or contradicted by the trial evidence.