Zvontric Lamar Sesley v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the appellant's convictions and twenty-two-year sentence, holding that the firearm-enhancement statute was not repealed by implication when the Arkansas Criminal Code took effect. The court reasoned that the statutes could be harmonized because the firearm statute imposed an additional enhancement while the Criminal Code provision addressed the maximum sentence for the underlying felony, and it declined to overrule its recent precedent. Chief Justice Hannah, dissenting, would have held that the firearm-enhancement statute was repealed and that the sentence therefore violated the law.