Arkansas, February, 2005, State Case law

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State Courts - Arkansas - February 24, 2005

Morgan v. State, No. CR 04-1088, SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS, February 24, 2005, Opinion Delivered
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Overview: Because the circuit court issued a ruling on the issues in the inmate's petition for postconviction relief, the inmate's remedy was to file a timely notice of appeal and proceed with an appeal from the order. The motion to modify was an unauthorized petition for rehearing or reconsideration and not permitted by Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.2(d).

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O'Marra v. MacKool, 04-1052, SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS, February 24, 2005, Opinion Delivered
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Overview: Requirements of Ark. Code Ann. ? 18-12-402 were not satisfied as homeowner did not join in deed with his wife when she conveyed her interest in property. Pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 60, trial court was without authority to modify original divorce decree. Homeowner was not party to original divorce; thus, issue and claim preclusion did not apply.

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Porter v. State, No. CR 04-1229, SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS, February 24, 2005, Opinion Delivered
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Overview: A prisoner's appeal was dismissed because his Ark. R. Crim. P 37.1 petition for postconviction relief was not filed within 90 days of the date the judgment was entered on his guilty plea and his petition for a writ of habeas corpus was not addressed to the county in which he was being held in custody.

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