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Hughes v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 15, 1990No. CR 90-20PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

David Newbern, Justice.

Benny Hughes was charged with capital murder for having caused the deaths of two persons with the deliberate and premeditated purpose of causing the death of a person. Hughes testified that he shot Dave Potter and Hughes’s wife, Leree, but he contended the shooting of Potter was in self defense and the shooting of Leree was accidental. A jury found Hughes guilty of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Hughes raised 15 points of appeal. We have combined some of them for discussion. The judgment is affirmed.

Police were called to the Hughes home…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Hendrickson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  4. Vasquez v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  5. Hamm v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Prince v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  2. Griffin v. WoodallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  3. Loy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992

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