All judgments, orders, sentences, and decrees made, rendered, or pronounced by any of the courts of the state against anyone without notice, actual or constructive, and all proceedings had under judgments, orders, sentences, or decrees shall be absolutely null and void.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-108
Judgments, orders, sentences, and decrees without notice void
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Mitchell (1997)
Most recently applied in Romario Waller v. State of Arkansas (November 2020)
Acts 1859, No. 147, § 1, p. 172; C. & M
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