Loving v. Straughn (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to state a ground on which the writ could issue under Arkansas law.
Appellant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced as a habitual offender to 600 months' imprisonment. In his habeas corpus petition, Appellant asserted several grounds for the writ. The circuit court concluded that the habeas petition was meritless. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that where Appellant's petition consisted of blanket assertions that failed to show that there was a ground for the writ, the circuit court did not err in denying the petition.
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