Supreme Court of Arkansas

Lee Charles Millsap v. Dexter Payne

December 3, 2020611 S.W.3d 479

Summary

The court affirmed denial of Millsap's habeas petition because his challenges to the amended information, speedy-trial delay, and counsel's failure to raise speedy trial were not cognizable in habeas proceedings. The court held that the alleged signature defect was nonjurisdictional and that the remaining claims concerned trial error or ineffective assistance that had to be pursued through the proper postconviction procedure.