Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 3, 1988No. CR 88-60PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying relief under A.R.Cr.P. 37. We affirm.

Roger Morgan pled guilty to eleven separate felony counts on October 17, 1986. His sentence was ten years imprisonment with five years suspended. After he was imprisoned, he filed a document which he called a “petition for writ of error coram nobis and/or motion to vacate and set aside.” The trial court treated this document as a petition for relief under Rule 37, appointed present counsel, and ordered a hearing.

The petition alleged three grounds for relief. First, Morgan said he had…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Crockett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  2. Huff v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  3. Mayfield v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  4. Fairchild v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1987
  5. Scales v. State Board of Law ExaminersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992

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