Hayes v. State

In 1992, Jerry Hayes was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirmed. Hayes v. State, 312 Ark. 349, 849 S.W.2d 501 (1993). Mr. Hayes subsequently filed in the trial court a pro se petition for postconviction relief. The trial court denied the petition in an order entered April 11, 1995. No appeal was taken.

On September 20, 1996, Mr. Hayes tendered to this court a pro se motion for belated appeal of the order. The motion could not be filed at that time because Hayes failed to tender with the motion a partial record of the lower court…