Stewart v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of rape and second-degree assault and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment. Appellant subsequently filed a timely petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1 seeking to vacate the judgment. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant’s appeal and mooted his motion seeking a copy of the record on appeal, holding that because Appellant’s petition was not verified in accordance with Rule 37.1(c), the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the petition.
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