Title: Morris v. Norris
Citation: 2009 Ark. 426
Docket Number: 09-400
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 17, 2009

Cite as 2009 Ark. 426 ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. 09-400 BRIAN L. MORRIS Appellant v. LARRY NORRIS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Appellee Opinion Delivered September 17, 2009 APPELLEE STATE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL [CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, CV 2009- 151, HON. JODI RAINES DENNIS, JUDGE] MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED. PER CURIAM In 1999, appellant Brian L. Morris entered a plea of guilty to capital murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In 2009, 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 denied the petition without a hearing, and appellant has lodged a pro se appeal here from the order. Appellant was advised that his brief-in-chief was due here May 27, 2009. He has not filed a brief nor has he sought leave to file a belated brief. 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.