Clay v. Kelley

| Appellant Michael Anthony Clay filed in the circuit court in the county where he was incarcerated a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-112-101 to - 123 (Repl. 2016), alleging he was actually innocent of the offense of capital murder and that his due-process rights had been violated. 1 The circuit court dismissed Clay’s habeas petition, finding that Clay had failed to establish probable cause that he was being held illegally, that the trial court lacked jurisdiction, or that the commitment was invalid on its face. On appeal, Clay renews…