Alonzo Watson, Appellant. v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed denial of Watson's Rule 37.1 petition, concluding that he failed to establish ineffective assistance at trial or on appeal. His proposed alternative-suspect theory was speculative, his DNA-related claim lacked merit because DNA testing is physical rather than testimonial, and appellate counsel was not ineffective for omitting a meritless sufficiency challenge. The court declined to consider his request for counsel under recent federal decisions because he had not raised that argument below.