Legal Opinion

Bussard v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 16, 1989No. CR 89-87PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant Bussard was previously convicted of capital murder. We reversed and remanded. Bussard v. State, 295 Ark. 72, 747 S.W.2d 71 (1988). He was tried a second time. Again he was convicted of capital murder. He again appeals. There is no merit in any of his five (5) points of appeal and, accordingly, we affirm.

I

Appellant first argues that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of capital murder. The essential facts are as follows. Arthur Garner and his wife, Florence, operated the Motorport Motel near Hardy. Mrs. Garner testified that on August 28, 1981,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  5. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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