Moss v. State (Per Curiam)
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After a bench trial, Appellant was convicted of theft of property. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se verified petition for relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1. The trial court dismissed the petition on the basis that it had no jurisdiction to consider it because it failed to comply with the requirements of the Rule as set out in Rule 37.1(b) pertaining to the width of margins in a petition. The Supreme Court reversed the trial court's order and remanded, holding that because compliance with Rule 37.1(b) is not jurisdictional in nature and a court may elect to rule on a petition that does no comply with Rule 37.1(b), the trial court erred in dismissing Appellant's petition for lack of jurisdiction.
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