Supreme Court of Arkansas

Nelson v. State

April 16, 20152015 Ark. 168

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Nelson’s habeas petition, holding that his double-jeopardy claim was not cognizable because the judgment-and-commitment order was not facially invalid. The court determined that aggravated residential burglary, first-degree domestic battering, and first-degree false imprisonment require proof of different elements, so the multiple convictions did not establish an illegal sentence or jurisdictional defect.