Munn v. State

In May, 1982, petitioner William Munn, Jr. was convicted in the Circuit Court of Howard County of second degree murder. He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He has now filed a pro se motion seeking permission to file a belated appeal of his conviction. In his motion he concedes that although he was aware of his right to appeal, he failed to inform his attorney of his desire to appeal until after the time for filing a notice of appeal had passed. He attributes his delay to ignorance of the law and to the fact that he was transferred to prison…