Morris v. Norris
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Cite as 2009 Ark. 426
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
No.
09-400
Opinion Delivered
September 17, 2009
APPELLEE STATE’S MOTION TO
DISMISS APPEAL [CIRCUIT COURT
OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, CV 2009151, HON. JODI RAINES DENNIS,
JUDGE]
BRIAN L. MORRIS
Appellant
v.
LARRY NORRIS, DIRECTOR,
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTION
Appellee
MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL
DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
In 1999, appellant Brian L. Morris entered a plea of guilty to capital murder. He was
sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
In 2009, appellant, who was incarcerated in Jefferson County, filed a pro se petition for writ
of habeas corpus in the circuit court in that county. The circuit court denied the petition without a
hearing, and appellant has lodged a pro se appeal here from the order.
Appellant was advised that his brief-in-chief was due here May 27, 2009. He has not filed
a brief nor has he sought leave to file a belated brief. The appellee now asks that the appeal be
dismissed for appellant’s failure to pursue the appeal. The motion is granted pursuant to Arkansas
Supreme Court Rule 4-5.
Motion granted; appeal dismissed.
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