Legal Opinion

Jason Meredith v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 10, 2025PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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2025 Ark. 38

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-563 Opinion Delivered: April 10, 2025 JASON MEREDITH APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE SALINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 63CR-97-281] V. HONORABLE BRENT DILLON HOUSTON, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. CODY HILAND, Associate Justice In 1998, after Jason Meredith pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, he filed a pro se Rule 37 petition alleging that his trial counsel misrepresented his parole eligibility. In 1999, Meredith filed a pro se motion for leave to amend his petition. Then in 2023, twenty-five years later, Meredith obtained new…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  4. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jason Meredith v. Dexter PayneDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2026

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