Legal Opinion

Conley v. Kelley

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 31, 2019No. CV-18-559PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCourtney Hudson Goodson, Associate Justice

Appellant Vernell Conley appeals the circuit court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For reversal, Conley argues that (1) the circuit court erred in holding that his claims were not appropriate *118for resolution in the habeas process; (2) the extant judgment and commitment order under which he is committed is void or defective as a result of this court's decision in Conley v. State , 2014 Ark. 172, 433 S.W.3d 234, which vacated two of the three sentences that he challenged; (3) his confinement under the existing judgment and commitment order is unlawful because his sentence…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Philyaw v. KelleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Randall Thomas McArty v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
  2. Robert Steinbuch v. University of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  3. James Green v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  4. MARK WILLIAMS v. STATE OF ARKANSASSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020

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