Lemaster v. State

|! Roger Lemaster appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.

Lemaster alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to play an audio recording, which Lemaster contends would have changed the outcome of his trial. We find no error in the circuit court’s ruling and affirm the • denial of Lemaster’s petition.

I. Relevant Facts

Lemaster was convicted of raping his stepdaughter, and his conviction was affirmed by the court of appeals. Lemaster v. State, 2011 Ark. App. 128, 2011 WL 543101. Lemaster…