Anderson v. State

| Appellant Ricky Ray Anderson appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2014) that challenged a judgment reflecting his conviction for capital murder and sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. We affirm the order denying postconviction relief.

In 2010, a jury found appellant guilty of murdering Jill Ulmer, his former girlfriend. This court affirmed the judgment. Anderson v. State, 2011 Ark. 461, 385 S.W.3d 214. Appellant then filed in the trial court a timely, verified petition under Rule 37.1. The…