Hooper v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's successive pro se petition requesting or obtaining an authorization order for leave to amend and supplement records pursuant to Act 1780, codified at Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-201 to -208, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief.
Appellant was found guilty of rape, kidnapping, robbery, and other offenses. In the instant petition, Appellant made three claims for relief, including a claim seeking testing of evidence from his criminal case. The circuit court dismissed the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant did not rebut the presumption against timeliness, failed to state facts that would entitle him to scientific testing, and raised successive claims.
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