Legal Opinion

Reggie Matthews v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 11, 2025PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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2025 Ark. 213

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-827 Opinion Delivered: December 11, 2025 REGGIE MATTHEWS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 47OCR-23-214] V. HONORABLE DAN RITCHEY, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice Reggie Matthews appeals his capital-murder conviction for killing Tiana Robinson. Matthews and Robinson were involved in an abusive relationship, and on September 6, 2023, Matthews killed Robinson at a well-attended barbecue in Osceola, Arkansas. At Matthews’s trial, multiple witnesses identified…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

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