Boyd v. State

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

| ¶ Michael Boyd appeals the Pulaski County Circuit Court’s order denying his Rule 37, petition for postconviction relief. Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 (2016). We assumed jurisdiction of this appeal pursuant to footnote 1 in Barnes v. State, 2017 Ark. 76, 511 S.W.3d 845 (per curiam). Boyd contends that (1) the circuit court erred in denying his petition because it failed to-appoint him counsel for his Rule 37 proceeding, (2) trial counsel was ineffective for allowing the redaction of his taped confession to be played for the jury, (3) trial counsel was ineffective for…