Lewis v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of kidnapping and rape. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1. The circuit court denied relief, and the Supreme Court affirmed. Thereafter, Appellant filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Act 1780 seeking scientific testing of items he alleged were found at the crime scene. The circuit court denied the petition, concluding that Appellant failed to present any new scientific evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate any error in the circuit court’s denial of his Act 1780 petition.
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