Lucas v. State

The petitioner, an inmate of the State Department of Corrections, filed a petition for post-conviction relief and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. This appeal is from the summary denial of that motion.

The petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis appears to be in proper form as required by Rule 32.6(a), A.R.Crim.P., as it is accompanied by a statement of his prison account. That statement shows that there has never been any more than $31.47 in the petitioner's account at any one time. The record shows that the forma pauperis motion was denied, but does not disclose the reason or…