Gregory Harris v. State of Arkansas

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT  No.  CR 07­1039  Opinion Delivered  March 13, 2008  PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT  COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, CR  2005­2016, HON. CHRIS PIAZZA,  JUDGE  GREGORY HARRIS  Appellant  v.  AFFIRMED.  STATE OF ARKANSAS  Appellee  PER CURIAM  In 2006, appellant  Gregory Harris was found guilty by a jury of residential  burglary and  sentenced to 480 months’ imprisonment.  The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed.  Harris v. State,  CACR 06­1246 (Ark. App. May 16, 2007).  Subsequently, appellant timely filed in the trial court a  pro se petition pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1.  The trial court denied the petition and appellant  has lodged a pro se appeal here of that order.  Appellant did not file a petition upon which relief could be granted because the petition was  not properly verified in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 37.1(d).  Morris v. State, 365 Ark.  217, 226 S.W.3d 790 (2006) (per curiam). Here, appellant’s petition completely lacked a verification  statement. The verification requirement for a petition is of substantive importance to prevent perjury,  and in order to serve this purpose, a petitioner must execute the verification.  Collins v. State, 365  Ark.  411,  231  S.W.3d  717  (2006); Boyle  v.  State,  362  Ark.  248,  208  S.W.3d  134  (2005)  (per  curiam).  Because the petition was not verified as required by Rule 37.1(d), denial of the petition was appropriate.  Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s denial of postconviction relief.  Affirmed. ­2­ 

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