Young v. State

In 2004, appellant Marcus D. Young entered a guilty plea to a charge of committing a terroristic act. A jury sentenced him to 240 months’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant appealed as to evidence presented to the jury, and the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Young v. State, CACR 04-925 (Ark. Ct. App. Apr. 13, 2005).

Appellant, through counsel, filed a petition for relief under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 and two amended petitions, which were denied by the trial court for lack of verification. This court reversed and remanded for the trial court…