Nicholas Mills v. State of Arkansas

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2026 Ark. 9

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-854 Opinion Delivered: January 29, 2026 NICHOLAS MILLS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE POPE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 58CR-23-661] V. HONORABLE BARBARA HALSEY, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE DISSENTING OPINION FROM DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REVIEW. NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice The court of appeals rejected Nicholas Mills’s challenge to evidence admitted at his sentencing, holding that he could not establish prejudice because he received a sentence less than the statutory maximum. Mills v. State, 2025 Ark. App. 476, at 4–5, 723 S.W.3d…