Carter v. State

OPINION

HALBROOKS, Judge.

Appellant challenges the postconviction court’s denial of relief based on his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. Appellant asserts that his trial counsel made an objectively unreasonable error by failing to challenge the basis for the stop that ultimately led to his arrest and conviction. Because we conclude that the officer had a valid basis for the stop and therefore any challenge to the validity of the stop would have failed, we affirm the postconviction court.

FACTS

On November 5, 2006, Benton County Deputy Garth McFadden stopped a vehicle driven by appellant…