James Earl Young, Sr. v. State of Arkansas

•- James Earl Young, Sr., an Arkansas state prisoner, appeals from the District Court’s dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus for failure to exhaust state remedies. We affirm.

The appellant was convicted in an Arkansas state court of possession of stolen property of a value greater than $35.00, in violation of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-3938. He was sentenced to thirty-one years imprisonment, under the Arkansas Habitual Offender Statute, Ark.Stat.Ann. § 43-2328.

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From his conviction, the appellant filed a direct appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court raising two issues: (1) that he had not been…