Ricky Lee Burnett v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court dismissed Burnett’s petition for writs of certiorari and habeas corpus as moot because the State nol-prossed the charges and the related probation-revocation proceedings were dismissed, eliminating any effective relief. The court held that neither the excessive-bail claim nor the claim concerning appointment of counsel fell within an exception to mootness, and both claims were also unpreserved. The court declined to reach the remaining constitutional and procedural arguments because doing so would produce an advisory opinion.