Supreme Court of Arkansas

Grant v. Hobbs

March 13, 20132014 Ark. 117

Summary

The court dismissed Grant's appeal from the dismissal of his declaratory-judgment petition and deemed his pending motions moot. It held that, regardless of the petition's label, Grant was attempting to obtain postconviction relief from his criminal judgment, which could not properly be pursued through a declaratory-judgment action. The court further concluded that the appeal could not proceed because Grant could not prevail.