Supreme Court of Arkansas

Lemaster v. State

November 7, 20132013 Ark. 449

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief on claims concerning the advice not to testify, the failure to challenge denial of a continuance, and the failure to call Becky Lemaster. It reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether counsel was ineffective for failing to introduce a recording that allegedly impeached the victim, because the record did not establish the recording's contents, counsel's reasons, or its potential effect in a credibility-based case.