Roy Russell, Sr. v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

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2020 Ark. 377

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-20-344 ROY RUSSELL, SR. Opinion Delivered: November 19, 2020 APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE V. CHICOT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT DEXTER PAYNE, DIRECTOR, [NO. 09CV-20-32-3] ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION HONORABLE ROBERT BYNUM GIBSON, JR., JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Roy Russell, Sr. appeals the denial of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. Russell challenges a chief justice’s authority to appoint a special judge as a jurisdictional barrier to his conviction. We find no error and affirm. I. Background…