Legal Opinion

Muldrew v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 19, 1998No. CR 97-561PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Wilbert Muldrew appeals his convictions on three counts of delivery of crack cocaine and his sentence of forty years on each count, with the three sentences to run consecutively. He raises two points on appeal, both of which relate to allegations of impropriety in the prosecutor’s closing argument. We hold that neither count has merit, and we affirm.

Muldrew’s first issue relates to the following closing argument and the ensuing colloquy:

PROSECUTOR: I want to read you the reasonable doubt instruction that [defense counsel] says is in our constitution. I don’t…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  2. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  3. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. Love v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  5. Sullinger v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Vance v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  2. Greene v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  3. Lard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  4. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Tryon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007

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