Legal Opinion

Peterson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 19, 1988No. CR 88-17PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant appeals the trial court’s denial of his Rule 37 petition, and contends the court violated A.R.Cr.P. Rule 24.4(c) by not informing him that the possible sentences in Case No. 84-3378, which included guilty pleas to burglary and theft, could be ordered consecutively. He further argues that his counsel was ineffective because his counsel misrepresented the length of sentence that appellant might expect. We find appellant’s claims unmeritorious, and therefore affirm.

In June 1985, the appellant, as required by A.R.Cr.P. Rule 24.4, was fully advised of the consequences…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  2. McDaniel v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  4. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wallace v. WillockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  2. Pardue v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  3. Peterson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. Adam Lee Maskell v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2026
  5. Wallace v. WillockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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