Lajason Coakley v. State of Arkansas

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2021 Ark. 32

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-20-284 Opinion Delivered: February 18, 2021 LAJASON COAKLEY APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE MILLER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 46CR-16-661] V. HONORABLE BRENT HALTOM, STATE OF ARKANSAS JUDGE APPELLEE REMANDED TO SETTLE THE RECORD. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice LaJason Coakley appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief. The State argues this court should dismiss the appeal because Coakley untimely filed his petition in the circuit court. We remand to settle the record because the basis for the circuit court’s jurisdiction…