Mitchell v. State

John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice.

Bobby Joe Mitchell was convicted of first degree murder in Ashley County, Arkansas, in March of 1969. That conviction was based on a plea of guilty and Mitchell was sentenced to life imprisonment. After Mitchell’s conviction he served a sentence in the Wisconsin State Prison. During that time he inquired of the Ashley Circuit Court regarding an appeal. In 1975, when he was in the Arkansas penitentiary serving the sentence in this case, he filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief. The circuit court denied the petition without an evidentiary hearing. In…