Supreme Court of Arkansas

David Lee Felty, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

January 5, 20172017 Ark. LEXIS 4

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Felty’s timely Rule 37.1 petition because the petition failed to satisfy the rule’s formatting requirements, and the trial court therefore acted within its discretion. The court held that the formatting requirements were not jurisdictional and did not violate due process, and it dismissed Felty’s related certiorari petition as moot because the judgment was affirmed.