Damont Ewells, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal from the denial of Ewells's second post-conviction petition because the petition was filed outside the applicable sixty-day jurisdictional deadline. Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider the petition, the appellate court likewise lacked jurisdiction, and Ewells could not prevail. The court also held that the asserted federal exception for ineffective assistance in post-conviction proceedings did not authorize review of a petition dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.