Montrell Dashone Ventry v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Ventry’s life sentence imposed at a resentencing hearing following the vacatur of his juvenile life-without-parole sentence. It held that codefendant sentences were irrelevant, that testimony about Ventry’s uncharged escape attempt was properly admitted as relevant sentencing and character evidence, and that the State was not required to prove permanent incorrigibility before a life sentence with parole eligibility could be imposed. The court declined to address Ventry’s requested clarification of parole eligibility because the parties agreed on his eligibility and the issue was therefore advisory.