Manuel v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court denying Appellant's pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111 in which Appellant alleged that his sentence was illegal, holding that the trial court did not err in finding that Appellant's claims were untimely and that he otherwise failed to demonstrate that his sentences were facially illegal.
Appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to an aggregate term of forty-five years' imprisonment. Appellant later brought this petition, arguing that his sentences departed from the presumptive sentence for first-degree murder as prescribed by Arkansas's sentencing statutes. The trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's sentences were facially legal and that the trial court did not clearly err when it denied Manuel's petition.
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