JEFFERSON v. PAYNE

No. CV-21-178.

637 S.W.3d 264 (2022)

2022 Ark. 4

Melvin JEFFERSON, Appellant v. Dexter PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: January 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Jefferson, pro se appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Michael Zangari , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Appellant Melvin Jefferson appeals the denial of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus that he filed in the county where he is incarcerated. Jefferson seeks to invalidate the application of Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-93-609(b)(1) (Supp. 2001) to his parole status, which rendered him ineligible...

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