Charles Neil Randle v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court held that the circuit court abused its discretion by denying Randle's request to proceed in forma pauperis without addressing the merits of his accompanying petition for writ of error coram nobis. Because the coram nobis proceeding was criminal in nature, the circuit court was required to consider the underlying petition before denying pauper status. The order was reversed and the matter was remanded for a merits determination.