Torry Rodgers v. Arkansas Parole Board; John Felts

Summary

The court held that Act 683 applies to Rodgers because his sentencing order did not expressly designate that he was sentenced under the parole statute, and the order therefore could not treat his prior residential-burglary conviction as a violent felony for parole-eligibility purposes. The court held that the statutory inquiry was limited to the sentencing order and could not be supplemented with the plea agreement or other extrinsic evidence. It reversed the judgment on the pleadings and remanded.