Scott v. State

Petitioner was convicted by a jury of rape on February 24, 1970, and was sentenced to be executed. On December 24, 1970, this sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the Governor. We affirmed, Scott v. State, 249 Ark. 967, 463 S.W. 2d 404(1971). On June 11, 1976, petitioner filed a petition for permission to proceed in circuit court under Arkansas Criminal Procedure Rule 37 for postconviction relief. We denied his petition for postconviction relief:

Petitioner raises the following grounds for postconviction relief:(1) racial discrimination was involved in the selection of the jury panel;…