Terry Eugene Break v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Break’s Rule 37 petition, holding that he failed to establish deficient performance or prejudice on any of four ineffective-assistance claims. The court concluded that the proposed sufficiency challenge lacked merit, the prosecutor’s comments were supported by the evidence or were not improper in context, and counsel’s decisions not to object or seek a mistrial were either reasonable strategic choices or did not prejudice Break. No separate opinions were filed.