Legal Opinion
Brewer v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 1, 1980No. CR 80-107PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of capital felony murder pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1501 (Repl. 1977) and aggravated robbery pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 41-2102 and 41-2103 (Repl. 1977). He was sentenced to life without parole on capital murder and ten years on aggravated robbery.
The appellant argues eight points for reversal, and we will deal with them separately as we proceed through the opinion. We find prejudicial error on grounds which will be later set out and remand for a new trial.
Appellant and two others were charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Degler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
- Caton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Brunson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
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