Legal Opinion

Byrne v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 25, 2019No. CR-18-755Published

1Opinion of the CourtKaren R. Baker, Associate Justice

Appellant Brian Keith Byrne brings this appeal from the denial and dismissal by the circuit court of his pro se petition for reduction of sentence pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-90-111 (Repl. 2016). Now before us is Byrne's motion asking that counsel be appointed to represent him on appeal. As there was clearly no ground stated in the petition on which relief could be granted under the statute, the appeal is dismissed, and the motion is moot. An appeal from an order that denied a petition for postconviction relief, including a petition filed under section 16-90-111, will not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fischer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  2. Bosnick v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  3. Van Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  5. Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017

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