State v. Sims
Annotate this CaseDefendant Essex Sims directly appealed the summary denial of his pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence. Defendant asserted five claims of error, four challenging his convictions, not his sentence, and the fifth contending that the district court's order was unclear as to whether his sentences were consecutive or concurrent. The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's summary denial, holding (1) the four claims attacking Defendant's convictions were not properly raised, as a motion to correct an illegal sentence cannot be used to challenge a conviction; and (2) there was no reasonable interpretation that supported Defendant's fifth argument.
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