Miner v. Furman

Appellants Joseph Miner and Ronald Harden, who are in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Correction as a result of multiple felony convictions, filed a joint pro se petition for writ of mandamus and declaratory judgment against persons employed in the Records Office of the Arkansas Department of Correction and a prison warden, contending that their parole eligibility dates had been miscalculated. The petition was denied, and the record has been lodged in this court on appeal. Appellants now seek leave to file a handwritten appellants’ brief and an extension of time to file the brief.…