Rodney L. Jones, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the denial of Rodney Jones’s Rule 37.1 petition, holding that he failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel or any other reversible error. The court concluded that counsel adequately investigated and presented the drug-induced-psychosis defense, that Jones did not show entitlement to appointed postconviction counsel, that his transcript claim was unpreserved, and that the trial court properly credited counsel’s account of the plea discussions. No separate opinions were filed.