Legal Opinion
Perry v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 15, 1982No. CR82-19PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
The appellant was tried in Sebastian County, Arkansas, upon change of venue from Crawford County. He was convicted of capital felony murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. The appellant argues 21 points for reversal in this appeal. We will discuss each of them in the body of this opinion. We do not find any of the points argued to constitute prejudicial and reversible error.
Kenneth Staton and his daughter, Suzanne Staton Ware, were murdered during the course of a robbery of their jewelry store on September 10,1980. On September 26,1980, the state filed an…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
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3Cited by81 opinions
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