Supreme Court of Arkansas

Zachariah Scott Marcyniuk, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

June 5, 20142014 Ark. LEXIS 355

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief, holding that the appellant failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel under the applicable two-part standard. Some claims were procedurally barred because they were not specifically raised below and the record did not conclusively demonstrate prejudice, while the remaining claims failed on the merits because counsel's decisions were objectively reasonable and caused no demonstrated prejudice.