SWINDLER v. STATE

No. CR 79-116.

617 S.W.2d 1 (1981)

John Edward SWINDLER, Petitioner, v. STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lessenberry & Carpenter by Thomas M. Carpenter, Little Rock, and Charles L. Carpenter, North Little Rock, for petitioner.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Victra L. Fewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner, John Edward Swindler, brings this petition seeking post-conviction relief under Rule 37, A.R.Crim.P. (Repl.1977) from his conviction for capital murder, Ark. Stat.Ann., § 41-1501 (Repl.1977). He was sentenced to death by electrocution in that conviction, the date for execution being originally set for March 21, 1981. On March 13, 1981, petitioner sought a stay of execution, and on March 16, 1981, filed this petition for post-conviction...

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