Williams v. Honorable Steven Porch (Majority, with Dissenting)
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Court granted Petitioner’s pro se petition or writ of mandamus seeking to compel the circuit judge to rule on a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, a motion for a copy of the trial transcript, a motion for appointment of counsel, and a petition to proceed in forma pauperis, holding that Petitioner’s petition and related motions had been pending for beyond a time reasonably necessary to dispose of them. The Supreme Court, however, denied Petitioner’s request that this court compel the judge to declare Petitioner’s sentences and convictions void, grant an evidentiary hearing, appoint counsel, and order a new trial.
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