Trozzie Lavelle Turner, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief concerning counsel's failure to object to the prosecutor's closing argument, concluding that the challenged remarks were permissible responses to the defense theory or that Turner failed to show prejudice. It reversed and remanded the speedy-trial ineffective-assistance claim because the circuit court did not make specific findings identifying excludable periods and the record relied upon. Justice Baker, dissenting, would have affirmed because Turner bore the burden to establish prejudice and the circuit court's findings were sufficient.