Sartin v. State

DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

| Appellant Antonio Deshaun Sartin appeals the order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court denying his petition for postcon-viction relief filed pursuant to Rule 37.1 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure. The circuit court did not hold a hearing and denied the petition based on its review of the petition, the files, and the record of the case. For reversal, Appellant challenges the circuit court’s rulings on the two grounds for relief alleged in his petition: (1) that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to pursue the theory of defense that he was guilty…