O'Brien v. State

Appellant, Shawn O’Brien, was found guilty by . jury of rape. He was sentenced to ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On January 6, 1998, a mandate affirming appellant’s conviction was entered in the Arkansas Court of Appeals. This conviction was filed in Poinsett County Circuit Court on January 7, 1998. Appellant filed his petition for postconviction relief with the circuit court on April 28, 1998. On July 6, 1998, the circuit court denied appellant’s petition based on its untimeliness. Appellant then filed a notice of appeal on July 24, 1998. He argues that counsel’s failure…