Qatonious Sirkaneo A/K/A Walter Allen Brooks v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Sirkaneo's Rule 37.1 petition without a hearing and held his motion to file a belated reply brief moot. It concluded that his confrontation, ineffective-assistance, unlawful-arrest, and prosecutorial-misconduct claims either lacked factual or legal merit, were procedurally barred, or failed to establish prejudice. The court also held that the circuit court properly denied a hearing and appointed counsel.