Benson v. Payne (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-101, holding that Appellant's claim was not cognizable in habeas proceedings.
In three separate cases, Appellant was convicted of three counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of a terroristic act, rape and aggravated robbery. Appellant's current habeas petition challenged all three convictions based on defective informations. The circuit court denied habeas relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err when it rejected Appellant's claim for habeas relief as not cognizable.
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