SMITH v. STATE

No. CR78-35.

571 S.W.2d 591 (1978)

Clark SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

October 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orville Clift, Malvern by Kenneth S. Gould, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Jesse L. Kearney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a postconviction proceeding under Criminal Procedure Rule 37. On December 27, 1976, the appellant, Clark Smith, pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary and two charges of theft. He was sentenced to ten years' confinement with three years suspended.

In March, 1977, Smith filed a handwritten petition for Rule 37 relief. After an attorney had been appointed for him three amendments...

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