Stephenson v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant Deandra Stephenson was found guilty by a jury of two counts of capital murder and one count of committing a terroristic act. Appellant subsequently filed two petitions for postconviction relief. The circuit court denied both petitions after a hearing. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the circuit court, and thus the appellate court, was without jurisdiction to consider either of Appellant's petitions where (1) Appellant's first petition was unverified in violation of Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, and (2) Appellant's second petition was untimely because he filed his verified petition nine months after the mandate issued in violation of the time limitations imposed in Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.2(c).
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