Chenowith v. State

Phillip Todd Chenowith was convicted of multiple counts of kidnapping and rape, and one count of aggravated robbery in connection with criminal episodes involving prostitutes that occurred on March 15, 1993, and March 30, 1993. He received Ufe sentences for the rape convictions and terms of years for the other offenses. This court affirmed his conviction and sentence in Chenowith v. State, 321 Ark. 522, 905 S.W.2d 838 (1995). Chenowith subsequently filed a timely petition for postconviction relief in which he alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for fading to move for a dismissal…