Supreme Court of Arkansas

Nickels v. State

January 14, 20162016 Ark. 11

Summary

The court dismissed Nickels’s appeal from the denial of a petition challenging two 2001 convictions and ruled that his motions to correct the record and appoint counsel were moot. Although styled as extraordinary relief, the petition sought postconviction relief and a belated direct appeal, neither of which could succeed because only the Supreme Court could consider a timely belated-appeal application and any ineffective-assistance claim was untimely. No separate opinions were filed.