Theodore A. Anderson, Appellant v. Wendy Kelley

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Anderson’s habeas petition because he failed to show probable cause that his detention resulted from a facially invalid judgment or a jurisdictional defect. The court held that his challenges to the plea procedure, the deputy prosecutor’s signature, the timing of his arrest, and the assignment of the case to a circuit-court division did not establish a cognizable habeas claim. The court also declined to apply the statutory three-strikes bar because the record did not show that Anderson was proceeding under the Arkansas indigency statutes.