Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 25, 2009No. CR 08-1353PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELANA CUNNINGHAM WILLS, Justice.

JLjA White County jury convicted Appellant Billy Terrell Adams of capital murder and he received a sentence of life in prison without parole. Adams brings four points for reversal on appeal, arguing that the trial court erred by (1) improperly questioning a juror and failing to require additional deliberation before accepting the verdict as unanimous; (2) refusing to strike a juror for cause; (3) denying Adams’s motions for a directed verdict; (4) refusing Adams’s proffered jury instructions. We affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the Evidence

Because of double-jeopardy…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. Grillot v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  3. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Fudge v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  2. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  3. Clemons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
  4. Sykes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
  5. Mathis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012

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