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Cite as 2026 Ark. App. 359 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION I No. CR-24-815 DAMIEN DICKERSON Opinion Delivered August 19, 2026 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE FAULKNER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 23CR-19-987] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE H.G. FOSTER, JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON, Judge Damien Dickerson appeals the Faulkner County Circuit Court’s revocation of his probation. On appeal, Dickerson argues that the circuit court erred by revoking his probation for criminal mischief because his probation had expired before the State filed its petition to revoke. We reverse and dismiss the circuit court’s judgment as it relates to criminal mischief. On February 25, 2021, Dickerson pled guilty to aggravated assault on a family or household member, criminal mischief, and failure to appear. He was sentenced to forty-eight months’ probation for aggravated assault and failure to appear and to twelve months’ probation for criminal mischief. He was fined $1000 and ordered to pay fees and courts costs. On May 3, 2022, the State petitioned to revoke Dickerson’s probation for aggravated assault and failure to appear. The State alleged that Dickerson had evaded supervision, had not reported a change in residence, had tested positive for illegal substances, and had failed to pay fines. On September 9, 2024, the court held a revocation hearing, and it revoked Dickerson’s probation. On September 13, the court entered a sentencing order, and it sentenced Dickerson to sixty months’ incarceration for aggravated assault and for failure to appear. It also sentenced Dickerson to twelve months in the county jail for criminal mischief, and it checked the box indicating that Dickerson was found guilty and sentenced by the court. This appeal followed.1 On appeal, Dickerson argues that the circuit court erred by revoking his probation for criminal mischief because his probation had expired before the State filed the petition to revoke. We agree. A circuit court lacks the authority to revoke a defendant’s probation and impose sentence after the defendant’s period of probation has expired. Wilson v. State, 2017 Ark. App. 64. Whether a circuit court can revoke probation after the expiration of the probation period is an issue of jurisdiction. Waldie v. State, 2025 Ark. App. 475, 722 S.W.3d 535. 1 This is the second time this appeal has been before us. Dickerson’s counsel initially filed a motion to withdraw and a no-merit-brief appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(b). However, we held that an appeal of the revocation of Dickerson’s probation for criminal mischief would not be wholly frivolous and directed counsel to submit an adversarial brief. See Dickerson v. State, 2026 Ark. App. 7. 2 Although Dickerson did not raise a jurisdictional argument below, whether a circuit court has jurisdiction to revoke probation is an issue that we may address for the first time on appeal. Id. In this case, Dickerson was placed on twelve months’ probation for criminal mischief on February 25, 2021. His probation expired on February 25, 2022, which was more than two months before the State filed its petition to revoke on May 3. As such, the circuit court did not have jurisdiction to revoke Dickerson’s probation for criminal mischief, and we must reverse and dismiss the circuit court’s judgment as it relates to criminal mischief. See Waldie, 2025 Ark. App. 475, at 6, 722 S.W.3d at 539. We affirm the revocation of Dickerson’s probation for aggravated assault on a family or household member and failure to appear. Affirmed in part; reversed and dismissed in part. THYER and HIXSON, JJ., agree. Lisa-Marie Norris, for appellant. Tim Griffin, Att’y Gen., by: Rebecca Kane, Ass’t Att’y Gen., for appellee. 3