Duane Jefferson Gonder and Peggy Gonder, Appellants v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed Duane Gonder's appeal from the denial of a mandamus petition because the petition sought to challenge his guilty-plea conviction, and the record showed no basis for relief. Peggy Gonder was not shown to be a party with standing to challenge her son's plea, and mandamus was unavailable because a guilty-plea challenge had to be pursued through a timely postconviction petition. The court also held that the appeal could be dismissed on the face of the record because the appellants could not prevail.