Case Title: Charles Louis Jackson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. 08-113 CHARLES LOUIS JACKSON Appellant v. LARRY NORRIS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Appellee Opinion Delivered September 25, 2008 APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL [CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, LCV 2007-109, HON. ROBERT H. WYATT, JR., JUDGE] MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED. PER CURIAM In 1990, appellant Charles Louis Jackson was convicted by a jury of capital murder, burglary and theft of property and sentenced to an aggregate term of life imprisonment without parole. We affirmed. Jackson v. State, CR 90-274 (Ark. Feb. 8, 1993) (per curiam). In 2007, appellant, who was incarcerated in Jefferson County, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court in that county. The circuit court dismissed the petition without a hearing, and appellant has lodged a pro se appeal here from the order of dismissal. Appellant’s brief filed in this court was returned to him for correction and he was advised that his brief-in-chief was due here March 11, 2008. On March 12, 2008, he untimely tendered a motion for extension of time to file the brief which was returned to him. The appellee now asks that the appeal be dismissed for appellant’s failure to pursue the appeal. The motion is granted pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-5. Motion granted; appeal dismissed. Glaze, J., not participating.