Watkins v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseIn two criminal cases, Appellant pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree forgery and to two counts of second-degree forgery in the Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to convict and sentence him because he had cashed the forged checks at issue in Garland County rather than in Hot Spring County. The circuit court denied the petition, concluding that Appellant was in possession of the checks in Hot Spring County, which was sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the trial court. On appeal, Appellant alleged that he was not in possession of the forged checks in Hot Spring County. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to make a showing of probable cause to believe that some part of the offense was not committed in Hot Spring County.
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