Craft v. State

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The appellant was charged with capital felony murder in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1501 (Repl. 1977). On September 5,1980, he entered a negotiated plea of guilty in return for a sentence of life without parole. He filed a Rule 37 petition on August 16, 1983. The petition, among other things, stated: “The defendant acknowledges that he is allowed by law to file such an application for relief only once in this court and that such legal action must be filed within three (3) years of his conviction by this court.” The appellant simply argued that he was not guilty,…