SCOTT v. PAYNE

No. CV-22-34.

652 S.W.3d 562 (2022)

2022 Ark. 178

Ricky Lee SCOTT, Appellant v. Dexter PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: October 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Thomas Sullivan , Little Rock, for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: David L. Eanes, Jr. , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Appellant Ricky Lee Scott appeals from the Lincoln County Circuit Court's order denying and dismissing his motion for new trial and petition for habeas corpus. Scott presents three arguments on appeal: (1) the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to impose his first-degree-murder conviction because the jury was not...

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