David Edward McLaughlin, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of McLaughlin's Rule 37.1 petition for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. It held that the circuit court's first order was the only order properly before it and that the record conclusively showed McLaughlin was not entitled to relief because his ineffective-assistance claims were conclusory, lacked demonstrated prejudice, or were unpreserved. The court applied the clearly erroneous standard and the two-prong ineffective-assistance framework.