Legal Opinion
Duncan v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 23, 1987No. CR 85-228PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
While investigating a disturbance on March 4, 1985, Pine Bluff police officer John Fallis was shot and killed. The next day Samuel Davis Duncan was arrested and charged with the murder of Officer Fallis. Duncan was found guilty of capital felony murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection. He raises numerous points on appeal, two of which require reversal.
The Confession
Duncan insists his confession should have been suppressed. The testimony is sharply disputed — Duncan maintains he was physically abused by the interrogating officers and they deny such mistreatment,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Bowen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- Scherrer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Bangs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- Britt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
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