Supreme Court of Arkansas

Thomas v. State

June 19, 20142014 Ark. 290

Summary

The court dismissed Thomas's appeal from the denial of his postconviction petition because the record showed that he could not prevail, making his motion to duplicate his brief moot. The court held that his sufficiency challenge was not cognizable in a postconviction proceeding and that his ineffective-assistance claims failed because they were conclusory, unsupported by specific facts, or concerned reasonable trial strategy lacking demonstrated prejudice.