Legal Opinion
James Derrick Grubbs v. State of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 30, 2020PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2020 Ark. 42
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-19-377 Opinion Delivered: January 30, 2020 JAMES DERRICK GRUBBS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE WHITE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 73CR-95-138] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE ROBERT EDWARDS, APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice This is an appeal from a resentencing hearing conducted pursuant to Miller v. Alabama,
567 U.S. 460
(2012). The defendant committed capital murder at the age of seventeen and received an automatic sentence of life without parole. The issue raised now is whether the circuit court abused its discretion when…
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- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
- Stivers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
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