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ARK.] HUGHES v. STATE 177 Cite as 284 Ark. 177 (1984) Ronald HUGHES v. STATE of Arkansas 680 S.W.2d 101 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 3, 1984 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE BELATED APPEAL RELIEF DENIED EFFECT. A petitioner is not entitled to a subsequent motion for belated appeal once relief has been denied by the Supreme Court. Pro Se Motion for Belated Appeal; motion denied Appellant, pro se. Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Petitioner was charged with first degree murder and tried by a jury. He was found guilty of second degree murder on April 28, 1983, and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. No appeal was taken. He sought a belated appeal which we denied on February 27, 1984. At that time, we found that petitioner had specifically informed counsel that he did not wi g h to pursue an appeal. The motion is denied. A petitioner is not entitled to a subsequent motion once relief has been denied by this Court. Motion denied.
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