Swift v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of Appellant’s pro se petition and amended petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that he was entitled to relief.
In his petition and amended petition, Appellant argued that his sentences for first-degree battery and criminal mischief were illegal on multiple grounds. The trial court concluded that Appellant was not entitled to relief under Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111 because he did not establish the his sentences were illegal on their face and that, to the extent Appellant raised claims pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, his claims were untimely and successive. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court's decision denying relief was not clearly erroneous because Appellant did not meet his burden of demonstrating that his sentences were illegal.
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