Glick v. Lockhart

Appellant, an inmate of the Arkansas Department of Correction, filed a petition for writ of mandamus against the Director of the Department taking issue with the Department’s computation of his parole eligibility date. The circuit court denied relief, and appellant appealed to this Court. When he sought to file a handwritten brief, it was returned to him to be typed since we do not accept handwritten briefs in a direct appeal. See Green v. State, 277 Ark. 129, 639 S.W.2d 512 (1982). Appellant now seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Department of Correction to provide him with a typewriter…