Jonathan Antonio Woods v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Woods's Rule 37 petition without an evidentiary hearing. It held that counsel's references to the O.J. Simpson case were part of a reasonable voir-dire strategy and that Woods failed to show deficient appellate performance because he identified no meritorious sufficiency challenge and the evidence supported the convictions. The court also rejected Woods's request for a remand for more specific findings because his petition did not identify supporting facts.