Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 1, 1989No. CR 88-182PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was convicted and sentenced in municipal court and later convicted and sentenced in circuit court on the same facts. The circuit court declined to issue the writ. We affirm.
The issue on appeal is whether the petitioner established that he was being held without lawful authority. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-112-103(a) (1987). One is held without lawful authority when it is shown that: (1) The commitment is invalid on its face; or (2) the court lacked jurisdiction. George v. State, 285 Ark. 84, 685 S.W.2d…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- George v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
- Goodman v. StoreySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
3Cited by53 opinions
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