Girley v. Hobbs (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial in 1998, Appellant was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed. In 2013, Appellant filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Act 1780 of 2001, contending that there was scientific evidence in the form of DNA testing not available at the time of his trial that could establish his actual innocence. The trial court declined to order the DNA testing requested. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to rebut the presumption against timeliness in Ark. Code Ann. 16-112-202(10), and therefore, the trial court did not err in denying postconviction relief.
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