Joseph Bienemy v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Bienemy’s petition to correct an illegal sentence. It held that his life-without-parole sentence for capital murder was authorized by statute and therefore was not illegal on its face, even though he argued that the sentencing order lacked an underlying felony. The court noted that any claim concerning an illegally imposed sentence would be subject to the applicable post-conviction time limits.