Vick v. State

The petitioner Nylon Vick was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping and was sentenced to one hundred and forty years imprisonment. His convictions were affirmed upon appeal. Vick v. State, 299 Ark. 25, 770 S.W.2d 653 (1989). The petitioner now seeks permission to proceed in circuit court pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37.

The petitioner claims first that his attorney was ineffective. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the petitioner must show first that counsel’s performance was deficient. This requires showing that counsel made errors so…