Brown v. State

In the renewed discussion of the writ of error corant nobis, which has been stimulated by our divided vote in Larimore v. State, 327 Ark. 285, 938 S.W.2d 818 (1997), we are confronted with the classic dilemma presented by the need for finality of legal decisions. At some point, the proceedings must come to a halt despite the prospect of allegations without end that something went wrong.

As I continue to subscribe to the dissenting opinion written by Justice Glaze in the Larimore case, I concur in the result reached here on the ground that the petition is untimely, but I cannot agree with the…