Opinion ID: 6108242
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Heading: Underlying Petition and Order Denying Pauper Status

Text: The habeas petition that Muldrow sought to pursue as a pauper cited the statutes for Act 1780 of 2001 Acts of Arkansas, as amended by Act 2250 of 2005, which provides habeas relief based on new scientific evidence. Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-112-201 to -208 (Repl. 2016). The petition also referenced Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-112-101 to -123 (Repl. 2016) and alleged that his conviction should be dismissed because the trial court lacked jurisdiction. Muldrow based these claims on allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and actual innocence. In its order denying pauper status for Muldrow on the petition, the circuit court specifically found that Muldrow had failed to allege facts that would support a colorable cause of action. The circuit court based that conclusion on its findings that prosecutorial misconduct was not a cognizable claim in habeas proceedings and that a claim under Act 1780 must be filed in the county where the petitioner was convicted.