Legal Opinion
Neal v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 29, 1980No. CR 75-115PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice.
Petitioner Charles Martin Neal was sentenced to death by electrocution by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County on May 20, 1975, having been found guilty of capital felony murder. He appealed his conviction and sentence to this court. The judgment was affirmed by this court on December 22, 1975, and Neal’s petition for rehearing was denied January 26, 1976. Neal v. State, 259 Ark. 27, 531 S.W. 2d 17. Our mandate went to the Governor on April 15, 1977. Neal’s petition for certiorari was granted by the United States Supreme Court and the judgment was vacated and…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by56 opinions
- State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
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