Supreme Court of Arkansas

Watson v. State

April 3, 20142014 Ark. 147

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Watson’s habeas-corpus petition because his allegations of due-process violations and evidentiary error asserted trial error rather than facial invalidity of the judgment or lack of jurisdiction. The court also held that Watson could not raise the evidentiary claim for the first time on appeal and reviewed the habeas ruling for clear error.