Livingston v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseIn 2009, judgment was entered reflecting that Appellant had entered a negotiated plea of nolo contendere to fourteen felony offenses. In 2012, Appellant filed a pro se petition to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 16-90-111, alleging that his counsel provided ineffective assistance when he entered the plea. The trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the petition was not timely filed, and accordingly, the trial court had no jurisdiction to grant the relief sought; and (2) even if considered under the provision in the statute that allows the trial court to correct an illegal sentence at any time, Appellant was not entitled to relief.
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