Hayes v. State

|!Appellant Jeffery Hayes appeals from the circuit court’s order denying his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2011). Hayes asserts several points of error, including that the circuit court erred in (1) denying him an evidentiary hearing on his petition, (2) not finding his counsel ineffective for failing to perform a pretrial investigation, (3) not finding his counsel ineffective for failing to interview and call known witnesses, (4) not finding his counsel ineffective for failing to consult or call an expert witness, (5) not finding his…