Ex Parte Melvin Charles Jarrett (In Re: Melvin Charles Jarrett v. State of Alabama).

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama reversed the Court of Criminal Appeals and remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing to determine the date of Jarrett’s violation of the Community Notification Act, holding that a challenge to an illegal sentence is jurisdictional and may be raised at any time. The Court also ordered that the circuit court conduct the hearing and, if necessary, resentence Jarrett.