Alan Ray Edwards, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Edwards's Rule 37 petition, holding that he failed to establish prejudice from counsel's handling of the mental-disease defense, self-defense, or sentencing mitigation. The evidence showed purposeful conduct, self-defense was unavailable because Edwards armed himself and returned to the bar looking for the person with whom he had fought, and he received less than the maximum possible sentence. No separate opinions were filed.