Supreme Court of Arkansas

Larry Rayford, Appellant v. Wendy Kelley

December 15, 20162016 Ark. LEXIS 383

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Rayford's habeas petition because the alleged omission of the word "he" from the felony information did not make the judgment facially invalid or deprive the trial court of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court held that the alleged defect was, at most, trial error concerning the sufficiency of the charging instrument, which was not cognizable in habeas proceedings and should have been raised before trial.