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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. CR 88-182.

769 S.W.2d 3 (1989)

298 Ark. 479

Barry L. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 1, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell F. Brown & Associates, Little Rock, for appellant.

Ann Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

DUDLEY, Justice.

Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was convicted and sentenced in municipal court and later convicted and sentenced in circuit court on the same facts. The circuit court declined to issue the writ. We affirm.

The issue on appeal is whether the petitioner established that he was being held without lawful authority. Ark.Code Ann. § 16-112-103(a) (1987). One is held without lawful authority when it is...

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