Calvin J. Stover, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Stover’s Rule 37.1 petition, concluding that his claims of judicial bias, conflicts of interest, deficient performance, and denial of a hearing were either procedurally barred, conclusory, unsupported by the record, or failed to establish prejudice. Applying the clearly erroneous standard and the two-part ineffective-assistance framework, the court held that the record conclusively showed that Stover was not entitled to relief or an evidentiary hearing.