Opinion ID: 6109764
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Heading: Request for a Hearing

Text: Sims asks that this court order a hearing to be held on his petition. We have noted that, while our statutory habeas corpus scheme contemplates a hearing in the event the writ is issued, there is no requirement that a hearing be given a petitioner regardless of the content of the  petition. Mackey v. Lockhart , 307 Ark. 321 , 819 S.W.2d 702 (1991). A hearing is not required on a habeas petition, even when the petition alleges an otherwise cognizable ground, when probable cause for the issuance of the writ is not shown by affidavit or other evidence. As Sims failed to demonstrate probable cause for the issuance of the writ, the circuit court was not required to hold a hearing on his petition, and we decline to order a hearing on the claims. Johnson v. State , 2018 Ark. 42 , 538 S.W.3d 819 . Affirmed.