Joe Perry, Jr., Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed Joe Perry Jr.’s appeal from the denial of his habeas petition because he could not prevail: the Chicot County Circuit Court lacked personal jurisdiction to issue a writ directed to a custodian holding Perry in another county. Because the appeal was dismissed, Perry’s motion to file a belated brief was moot. Justice Hart, dissenting, would have addressed only the untimely briefing issue and would not have dismissed the appeal on its merits before it was perfected.