Smith v. State

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2016 Ark. 194

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS. No. CR-16-231 WILLIE JAMES SMITH Opinion Delivered April 28, 2016 PETITIONER PRO SE MOTION FOR RULE ON V. CLERK [ASHLEY COUNTY CIRCUIT STATE OF ARKANSAS COURT, NO. 02CR-14-08] RESPONDENT HONORABLE SAM POPE, JUDGE MOTION DENIED. PER CURIAM Petitioner Willie James Smith filed in the trial court a timely verified pro se petition under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2015) in which he sought to challenge a judgment reflecting his entry of a guilty plea to a charge of possession of firearms by certain persons. After a hearing on the…