Mardis v. State

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2017 Ark. App. 233

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION I No.CR-16-813 Opinion Delivered: April 19, 2017 JERRIME WADE MARDIS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE SALINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 63CR-15-622] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE GARY ARNOLD, JUDGE AFFIRMED BART F. VIRDEN, Judge Appellant Jerrime Wade Mardis appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his Rule 37 petition without affording him a hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.…