BURKHART 1). STATE ARK.] Cite as 271 Ark. 859 (1981) 859 Orval BURKHART v. STATE of Arkansas CR 81-9 611 S.W. 2d 500 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 9, 1981 1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — POSTCONVICTION RELIEF — IN-CUSTODY REQUIREMENT. — The scope of the remedy for proceedings under Rule 37, A. R. Crim. P., Ark. Stat. Ann., Vol. 4A (Repl. 1977) is confined to a prisoner, in custody under sentence of a circuit court, thus, a petitioner, who was not in custody at the time of filing his petition, is entitled to no relief. 2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — POSTCONVICTION RELIEF — NO SUBSTITUTE FOR APPEAL. — Rule 37, A. R. Crim. P., Ark. Stat. Ann., Vol. 4A (Repl. 1977) is not a substitute for appeal. Appeal from Polk Circuit Court, Gayle Ford, Judge; affirmed. John W. Walker, for appellant.
860 [271 Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Dennis R. Molock, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. RICHARD B. ADKISSON, Chief Justice. This appeal is from a judgment denying relief under Rule 37, Ark. Rules of Crim. Proc., on the ground that the petitioner was not in custody at the time the petition was filed. • In a jury trial on April 26, 1978, appellant, Orval Burkhart, was convicted of first degree assault and his punishment was fixed at $375.00, from which there was no appeal. The "Scope of the Remedy" for proceedings under Rule 37 is confined to "a prisoner, in custody under sentence of a circuit court . . . " The petitioner in this case was not in custody at the time of filing his petition and, therefore, was entitled to no relief. See Hartsell v. State, 254 Ark. 687, 495 S.W. 2d 523 (1973). Rule 37 is not a substitute for appeal. Clark v. State, 255 Ark. 13, 498 S.W. 2d 657 (1973). Affirmed.
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