Eric Gillette v. City of Fort Smith, Arkansas

Summary

The court held that the circuit court correctly dismissed Gillette's attempted appeal from the district court because no conviction had been entered, but it also held that the circuit court had jurisdiction to address Gillette's separate challenge to the illegal de facto sentence. Because the district court imposed court costs and probationary conditions without a conviction or finding of guilt, the court reversed and remanded for the circuit court to declare that order void and dismiss it.