Douthitt v. State

In 1995, appellant Ralph Douthitt was convicted by a jury of sixty-one counts of felony rape, incest, and violation of a minor, and was sentenced to 174 years’ imprisonment. We affirmed. Douthitt v. State, 326 Ark. 794, 935 S.W.2d 241 (1996). Subsequendy, appellant belatedly sought postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1. The trial court denied appellant’s motion to file a belated Rule 37.1 petition. Appellant tendered the record on appeal to this court and sought a motion for rule on clerk. We denied the motion. Douthitt v. State, CR 98-272 (Ark. Apr. 16, 1998) (per curiam).

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