Husia Harkuf v. Leah Marony, Records Supervisor, Arkansas Department of Correction Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Harkuf’s declaratory-judgment petition challenging the ADC’s determination that he was ineligible for parole. It held that the parole statute unambiguously includes a violation involving reckless discharge of a firearm from a vehicle as a prior violent felony and harmonizes with the criminal statutes governing that offense. Because the ADC acted within the statutory limits governing parole eligibility, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the petition.