Breeden v. State

hln 2011, appellant Jackie Breeden, Jr., was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape of his biological daughter, a minor, and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This court affirmed. Breeden v. State, 2013 Ark. 145, 427 S.W.3d 5.

Subsequently, appellant timely filed in the trial court a verified, pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2011). The trial court denied the petition without a hearing. 1 Appellant lodged an appeal of that order in this court. Both appellant and the State have filed timely briefs. Now before us is…