Supreme Court of Arkansas

Bunch v. State

February 11, 20162016 Ark. 58

Summary

The court denied Bunch's motion to supplement the appellate record and dismissed his appeal from the dismissal of his habeas petition. It held that his claims concerned trial error, ineffective assistance, habitual-offender classification, parole eligibility, or an allegedly excessive rather than illegal sentence, none of which established facial invalidity or a jurisdictional defect cognizable in habeas proceedings. The court also concluded that the amended life sentence was within the applicable statutory range.