Wooten v. State

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

1,Wooten asks this court to recall our mandate and allow him to pursue a second Rule 37 proceeding. He asserts that he meets this court’s stringent criteria for providing this extraordinary relief. Because this is a criminal appeal in which the death penalty has been imposed, and the petitioner is asking this court to recall our mandate, we have jurisdiction pursuant to Ark. Sup.Ct. R. l-2(a)(2) & 5-3(d). We grant the motion to recall the mandate.

Wooten was convicted of capital murder, criminal attempt to commit capital murder, and aggravated assault, and was sentenced to…