Legal Opinion
Simpson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 7, 1983No. CR 82-126PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
This is the second appeal of this case. We ordered a new trial the first time because the defense was limited in its cross-examination of a witness. Simpson v. State, 274 Ark. 188, 623 S.W.2d 200 (1981).
James David Simpson, Jr. was again convicted, this time on two counts of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole on each count.
The evidence of Simpson’s guilt was overwhelming. The State produced an eyewitness to the double execution-style murders. Simpson and another man came to a trailer in North Little Rock on March 4, 1979, where Carl Gilmore, his girl…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Beed v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Earl v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Cromwell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- James D. Simpson v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Clayborn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Clayborn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Ruiz v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
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