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Damien Echols v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 18, 2024PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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2024 Ark. 61

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-22-670 Opinion Delivered: April 18, 2024 DAMIEN ECHOLS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE CRITTENDEN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 18CR-93-516] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE TONYA ALEXANDER, APPELLEE JUDGE REVERSED AND REMANDED. KAREN R. BAKER, Associate Justice Appellant, Damien Echols, appeals from an order entered by the Crittenden County Circuit Court denying his Act 1780 petition for a lack of jurisdiction on the basis that Echols was not in State custody. Echols presents two points on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred by misinterpreting the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  3. People v. SavoryIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. MacKey v. LockhartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  5. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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  1. Damien Echols v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2024

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