Opinion ID: 6108832
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Heading: Imposition of a Strike

Text: For his second point on appeal, Lukach contends that the circuit court erroneously imposed a strike pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-68-607 (Repl. 2005) based on the denial of his petition. The State concedes that it was error for the court to count the denial of the section 16-90-111 petition as a strike under Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-68-607 (Repl. 2005). 4 The language of that statute as was in effect when Lukach filed his petition does not confer authority on the circuit court to impose a strike in a criminal case, and the circuit court erred by imposing a strike. Hill v. State , 2017 Ark. 196 , 520 S.W.3d 664 . To the extent that it did so, the order was void. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the circuit court to enter an order consistent with this opinion. Affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part; petition denied; motion moot.