Legal Opinion

Ward v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 24, 1992No. CR 91-36PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Bruce Earl Ward was convicted by a Pulaski County jury of the capital murder of Rebecca Doss. The jury imposed the sentence of death by lethal injection. On appeal, appellant raises six allegations of error, most of which are confined to the propriety of the death sentence. While we find no reversible error in appellant’s conviction, we agree with appellant that prejudicial error occurred in the trial’s sentencing phase. Consequently, we affirm appellant’s conviction yet reverse the death sentence and remand for resentencing

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Lowenfield v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Johnson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  4. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  5. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Bowen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  2. Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  3. Sheridan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Ward v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. Bangs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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