Booth v. State

On June 4, 2002, judgment was entered reflecting that Derrick Lamont Booth had entered a negotiated plea of guilty to driving while intoxicated. A sentence of one year’s imprisonment in a regional punishment facility was imposed. An amended judgment was entered on June 27, 2002, directing that the sentence be served in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

On December 2, 2002, Booth filed in the trial court a petition for postconviction relief, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37.1, challenging the amended judgment. The petition was denied, and Booth lodged an appeal from the order in this…