George Arthur Bunn v. State of Arkansas

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

September 30, 2004

GEORGE ARTHUR BUNN

Appellant

v.

STATE OF ARKANSAS

Appellee

CR 04-654

PRO SE MOTION TO FILE BELATED PRO SE PETITION FOR REVIEW [CIRCUIT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, CR 2002-1064-2, HON. KIM MARTIN SMITH, JUDGE]

MOTION DENIED

Per Curiam

George Arthur Bunn was found guilty by a jury of two counts of the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of twenty years' imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed. Bunn v. State, CACR 03-280 (Ark. App. March 3, 2004).

Bunn tendered a pro se petition for review to this court after the eighteen days to file such a petition had elapsed. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 2-4(a) (2004). Our clerk correctly declined to file the petition, and Bunn now asks that we direct our clerk to file the untimely petition.

Appellant was clearly aware that the court of appeals had affirmed the judgment because he filed a timely pro se petition for rehearing in the case which was denied. Bunn v. State, CA CR 03-280 (Ark. App. April 7, 2004). (Per curiam order). Appellant could have filed a timely petition for review in this court at that time if there were some good cause for him to proceed pro se with such a petition. Appellant does not attempt to demonstrate that there was any good cause for his failure to file a timely petition. We find no ground on which to accept a belated pro se petition for review now.

Motion denied.