Grant v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal from the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, holding that this Court lacked jurisdiction over the appeal.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder and first-degree battery and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Appellant later filed a petition to correct an illegal sentence. The circuit court denied the petition, finding that it was untimely under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.2. Appellant appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant did not proceed in the proper circuit court, and thus, the circuit court and the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to address his petition.
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