Edward Thompson v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Edward Thompson's Rule 37 petition alleging ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. It held that Thompson failed to establish deficient performance or prejudice concerning the identification evidence, accomplice-liability instructions, video evidence, character evidence, appellate treatment of a verdict error, and sufficiency of the evidence. The court also held that several claims were unpreserved, waived, conclusory, or based on meritless arguments.