Supreme Court of Arkansas
Drakease Hall v. State of Arkansas
February 3, 20222022 Ark. 16
Summary
The court affirmed the denial of Hall's petition to correct an illegal sentence because his sentences were within the statutory ranges and therefore facially legal. Claims concerning departures from presumptive sentences and allegedly defective plea procedures challenged the manner in which the sentences were imposed and had to be raised through a timely postconviction petition, not under the illegal-sentence statute. The court also rejected Hall's reliance on jury-trial principles because his sentences did not exceed the statutory maximum.