Shawn Trevell Rainer v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the dismissal of Rainer's petition to correct an illegal sentence. It held that applying the habitual-offender enhancement in effect when Rainer committed his second violent felony was not an ex post facto violation and that parole eligibility does not establish that the original sentence is illegal. The court also denied Rainer's motion to amend his brief because the new argument and exhibits were not properly presented below.