McArty v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted in 1993 of first-degree murder. The judgment-and-commitment order showed that Appellant was sentenced to hard labor in the Arkansas Department of Correction for life. The Supreme Court affirmed. Later, Appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court, alleging that his sentence exceeded the statutory sentencing authority of the circuit court and was a violation of Appellant's right against cruel and unusual punishment. The circuit court denied the petition, and the Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for a hearing. The Supreme Court denied the petition because Appellant had not demonstrated that the Court's opinions contained errors of fact or law.
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