Supreme Court of Arkansas

James Edward Green, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

May 19, 20162016 Ark. LEXIS 174

Summary

The court held that Green's petition, despite being styled as a request for declaratory and injunctive relief, was actually a collateral attack on his criminal convictions and sentence. Such claims had to be brought under Rule 37, and the petition was untimely because it was filed well beyond the applicable ninety-day period. The court also treated issues not renewed on appeal as abandoned.