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PRO SE
APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH
DIVISION [NO. 60CR-12-749], HONORABLE BARRY A. SIMS, JUDGE
Edward
Lee Thompson, pro se appellant.
Leslie
Rutledge, Atty Gen., by: Adam Jackson, Asst Atty Gen., for
appellee.
OPINION
SHAWN
A. WOMACK, Associate Justice
Edward
Thompson sought postconviction relief based on allegations of
ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel under
Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct.
2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). The circuit court was not
persuaded by his claims and denied the petition. Thompson
appeals that decision. We affirm.
I.
Tyler
and Keye Ratley were leaving a Little Rock nightclub when
they were attacked by Thompson and an accomplice. Tyler was
walking behind his brother when Thompson attempted to rob
him. The assailants fled when Keye ran to his brothers aid.
As Keye chased after them, one of the men fatally shot him in
the stomach. A witness observed the men drive away in a red
P.T. Cruiser that had been reported as stolen the day before.
After police recovered the stolen ...