Anderson v. State

Douglas Alan Anderson appeals from a Sebastian County Circuit Court order revoking his suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) and sentencing him to fifteen years in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) with another nine years suspended. On appeal, he argues that the revocation was improper because the SIS was an illegal sentence. Specifically, he contends that because he was sentenced as a habitual offender with four or more prior felony convictions, the SIS was not statutorily allowed. We disagree and affirm.

On February 10, 2006, Anderson entered guilty pleas to two counts of theft by…