Legal Opinion

Rockett v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 5, 1994No. CR 94-510PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This is an appeal from appellant Robert Rockett’s conviction of capital murder and aggravated robbery for which he was sentenced to life without parole. Rockett brings this appeal and raises the following four points for reversal: (1) the trial court erred by denying Rockett’s motion to suppress evidence; (2) the trial court erred when it allowed into evidence Rockett’s uncounseled statements after he invoked his right to have an attorney present during questioning; (3) the trial court’s finding that the state offered a racially neutral reason to strike a prospective juror…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United States v. James Andrew Colbert and Michael Beryl ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Greene v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  5. Bussard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. MacKintrush v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Willett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  3. Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  4. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  5. Abernathy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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