McConaughy v. Lockhart

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In 1989, the petitioner was convicted of robbery and theft of property and was sentenced to the penitentiary as a habitual offender. We affirmed. McConaughy v. State, 301 Ark. 446, 784 S.W.2d 768 (1990). In 1991, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The circuit court ruled that the facts pleaded did not state a ground for the issuance of the writ and denied the petition. While petitioner “appeals” this decision, the proper manner to bring up review of such proceedings is by writ of certiorari. See City of Clinton v. Jones, 302 Ark. 109, 787 S.W.2d 242…