Damien D. Ford v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Ford’s petition to correct an illegal sentence. It held that the circuit court had jurisdiction to impose 120 months’ imprisonment after revoking probation because that sentence did not exceed the statutory maximum for Ford’s Class C felony. It also held that Ford’s preliminary-hearing claim challenged the validity of his conviction and was an untimely postconviction claim rather than a facially illegal-sentence claim.