Randall T. McArty v. Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed the denial and dismissal of McArty’s habeas petition because his life sentence for first-degree murder was within the statutory sentencing range for a class Y felony and therefore was not facially invalid. McArty failed to establish that the sentencing court lacked jurisdiction or that he was illegally detained. The court also declined to address a statutory-interpretation argument raised for the first time on appeal.