Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 13, 2018No. CR-17-940PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn Dan Kemp, Chief Justice
Appellant Vernon Robinson appeals from the Ashley County Circuit Court's order denying him a resentencing hearing and imposing a sentence of life with parole eligibility pursuant to the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act of 2017 (FSMA or "the Act").1 We reverse the circuit court's order and remand for resentencing in accordance with our decision in Harris v. State , 2018 Ark. 179, 547 S.W.3d 64.
I. Facts
In 1983, Robinson pleaded guilty to the capital murder of Alice Mosley. The crime carried a mandatory statutory penalty of death or life imprisonment without parole. See Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1501(3)…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Jackson v. NorrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018
- Kelley v. GordonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Jimmy Scherrer v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
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- Ray v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
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