Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jeffery Brown v. State of Arkansas

March 9, 20232023 Ark. 27

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Brown's habeas petition because his claim that Miller invalidated his life sentence had already been litigated and rejected in a prior appeal. Applying law-of-the-case principles and issue preclusion, the court held that Brown could not relitigate whether his sentence was mandatory life imprisonment.