Brian F. Ward, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court held that the circuit court exceeded its limited jurisdiction on remand by reconsidering the correctness of the appellate court’s prior decision and imposing the same sentence previously declared illegal. The circuit court was required to enter a sentencing order conforming to the appellate mandate and could not correct a perceived error in that mandate. The dissenting opinion by Rhonda K. Wood, joined by the chief justice and Justice Womack, would have affirmed because the mandate required only resentencing and did not specify a sentencing range.