Billy Wolfe v. Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed the dismissal of Billy Wolfe’s habeas petition because he did not show that his judgment was facially invalid or that the Arkansas trial court lacked jurisdiction. The court held that Arkansas had subject-matter and personal jurisdiction because the crimes occurred in Arkansas, and that Wolfe’s challenges to his arrest, search, guilty plea, and counsel were not cognizable in habeas proceedings. No separate-opinion entry was provided for extraction.