Kelley v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Kelley’s motion for sentence reduction because his prior drug-dealing conviction qualified as a violent felony, making the five-year minimum mandatory sentence for possession of a firearm by a person prohibited applicable. The Court also held that ineffective-assistance claims could not be raised through a Rule 35(a) motion and that the mandatory portion of the sentence could not be reduced under Rule 35(b).