McArty v. State

Randall Thomas McArty was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. This court affirmed the judgment. McArty v. State, 316 Ark. 35, 871 S.W.2d 346 (1994). McArty filed a timely petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, which was denied. In an unpublished opinion, this court affirmed that order. McArty v. State, CR 94-1010 (Ark. April 10, 1995). In April of 2005, McArty filed a motion to set aside judgment in the trial court, attempting to challenge the order denying postconviction relief on his…