Supreme Court of Arkansas

Hobbs v. Grubbs

May 14, 20152015 Ark. 205

Summary

The court reversed and remanded because the circuit court granted habeas-corpus relief without first determining probable cause and requiring the State to file a return addressing the legality of Grubbs's confinement and the material facts. The court therefore did not resolve whether the constitutional rule concerning mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile homicide offenders applied retroactively to Grubbs's case.