Ward v. State

Bruce Earl Ward was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed on appeal as to Mr. Ward’s guilt, but we remanded the case for resentencing. Ward v. State, 308 Ark. 415, 827 S.W.2d 110 (1992). A resentencing trial was conducted on February 9, 1993, and Mr. Ward was again sentenced to death. A notice of appeal was filed, and a record filed with this Court.

Counsel for Mr. Ward asserted there were numerous errors in the transcript of the resentencing hearing. We stayed the appeal and remanded the case to the Trial Court to settle the record. The Trial Court…