Ellison v. State

Mickey Ellison appeals from the trial court's summary dismissal of his A.R.Cr.P.Temp. 20 petition, in which he contested the validity of his 1989 conviction for second degree theft and his resulting sentence of 25 years' imprisonment. This conviction was pursuant to Ellison's plea of guilty, and it was not appealed.

In his petition, Ellison asserted that his sentence, imposed under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, is unconstitutional because (1) the state failed to introduce certified copies of the prior convictions used to enhance his sentence and he did not admit to having any prior…