Joseph O’neal, Petitioner v. State of Arkansas, Respondent

Summary

The court denied O’Neal’s motion for a belated appeal from the dismissal of his petition to correct an illegal sentence. Because no timely notice of appeal was filed, O’Neal had to show good cause for the default, but his lack of inquiry into the case status demonstrated insufficient diligence. The court distinguished situations involving a mandatory duty to provide notice of a postconviction ruling from this case, where no such duty applied.