Eaton v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant Jerry Eaton was found guilty by a jury of rape and incest and was sentenced to 240 months' imprisonment for rape and thirty-six months for incest, with the sentences to run concurrently. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief. The trial court denied the petition on the ground that it was not timely filed. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal, holding (1) the Court lacked jurisdiction to consider Appellant's appeal because it was not timely filed pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.2, and (2) Appellant presented no compelling reason or argument for the Court to overrule its prior case law holding that the filing requirements of rule 37.2 are jurisdictional.
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