Supreme Court of Arkansas

Charles E. Goodwin v. Dexter Payne

June 2, 20222022 Ark. 122

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Goodwin’s habeas petition because he failed to state a cognizable basis for habeas relief. His actual-innocence claim challenged the sufficiency of the evidence rather than seeking scientific testing, and his due-process and trial-error claims did not challenge the judgment’s facial validity or the trial court’s jurisdiction.