Case Name: Thomas GRISWOLD v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1992-02-03
Citations: 308 Ark. 265
Docket Number: 91-342
Parties: Thomas GRISWOLD v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 308
Pages: 265–266

Head Matter:
Thomas GRISWOLD v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
91-342
822 S.W.2d 388
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered February 3, 1992
Appellant, pro se.
Winston Bryant, Att’y Gen., by: Brad Newman, Asst. Att’y Gen., for appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant seeks permission to file a handwritten brief which we will entertain upon a substantial showing of merit. Patterson v. State, 289 Ark. 564, 712 S.W.2d 922 (1986). This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for habeas corpus based on allegations that appellant was charged by information rather than indictment and that he was never afforded a "first appearance" before being bound over to circuit court. However, these are not matters cognizable by habeas corpus and, accordingly, appellant has failed to make a substantial showing of merit. Motion denied.