Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 4, 1979No. CR78-193PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
On November 18, 1977, the appellants, Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton, were charged by information with the offense of capital murder of Marvin Ritchie and Opal James and that they also robbed and kidnapped the victims. The trial commenced on April 17, 1978, and after four days of voir dire examination 13 jurors were selected. The trial lasted until April 27, 1978, at which time the jury found the appellants guilty of capital murder and sentenced them to death by electrocution.
Appellants had moved for a change of venue prior to the trial, alleging that pretrial publicity…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by42 opinions
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