Andwelle Sieed Ellis v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court held that the trial court lacked authority to impose twenty-nine firearm enhancements because the jury made the required firearm finding only as to the murder count, not the twenty-nine terroristic-act counts. It reversed those enhancements and remanded for a corrected sentencing order, while affirming the convictions and the consecutive sentences for the terroristic-act counts. The court also held that the written sentencing order controlled over the trial court's oral comments and that the jury's recommendation for concurrent sentences was not binding.