Case Title: Williams v. State

Citation: 2009 Ark. 589

Docket Number: CR 09-1181

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
Cite as 2009 Ark. 589 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR 09-1181 JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMS Petitioner v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Respondent Opinion Delivered November 19, 2009 PRO SE PETITION FOR REVIEW [CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, CR 2007-3386, HON. CHRISTOPHER PIAZZA, JUDGE] PETITION DISMISSED. PER CURIAM Petitioner James Edward Williams was found guilty by a jury of two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of terroristic threatening in the first degree, theft of property, and battery in the third degree. An aggregate term of 360 months’ imprisonment was imposed. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed. Williams v. State, 2009 Ark. 684. Now before us is a petition for review filed by petitioner Williams pro se. We do not reach the merits of the petition as it was filed pro se. Petitioner represented himself at trial, but he accepted appointment of counsel on appeal. We do not allow a petitioner to substitute his judgment concerning whether and on what grounds to request review for that of his attorney. George v. State, 2009 Ark. 444 (per curiam), citing Brewer v. State, 371 Ark. 532, 268 S.W.3d 332 (2007) (per curiam). Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. Petition dismissed.