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RICO BENTON v. WENDY KELLEY, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 11, 2020No. CV-19-667PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2020 Ark. 237
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-19-667 Opinion Delivered June 11, 2020 RICO BENTON APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE LINCOLN V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 40CV-19-59] WENDY KELLEY, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HONORABLE JODI RAINES DENNIS, CORRECTION JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED. KAREN R. BAKER, Associate Justice In 1995, appellant Rico Benton entered a plea of guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Benton now appeals the denial and dismissal of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. Benton argues on appeal, as he did in his…
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